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THE VETERAN BLANcHARD's BENEFIT.—The veteran T. Blanchard, who for nearly half a century has been a ser vant of the public—who, as Pantaloon, was the contempo rary and rival of Barnes—and whose broadsword combats with Bradley are still " freshly remembered" by the admirers of that manly sport—takes a benefit on Tueidav, at the Victoria. I'he bill of fare is most attractive; and II all those who, as children, have been delighted with the p er f ormances of T. Blanchard, take their children, to be in their turn de lighted by the acting of this admirable pantomimist of the olden time, the house will be a bumber. That such will be the cue we do not doubt, for it is seldom indeed that a veteran actor appeals to his former patrons without having his appeal responded to. CAPTAIN O'SULLIVAN ; or, Adventures, Civil, 31:',1i. tarn and Matrimonial, of a Gentleman on Half-pay, By W. H. Maxwell, Esq., author of "Stories of Waterloo," 3 vols. The above work is published this day, b;),,. !dr. Col barn, and may now be had at all the libraries.. i h e follow ing Popularew works of f action,antare also r.st published :- 2. Marston nor, The Soldi . of "Salathiel." 3. ErrAilia Wyndham:t Sn-In. By the Author " Mount &-ril ~,Buye.thecAucothonrfeso..f Two Old Men's Tal ~, t oil ar ot d e o . e H . lions of a Pretty ';iroman. By lii mule on their 'i'ravels. By Mrs. 6 . . Peers and 5 The Ro- Parvenus. By Mrs. Gore. , .Pomfret. Esq. 8. The Citizen of Prague. Edited ey . M ary F. Chorley, Howitt. Second edition. Also, just ready, Leontme, a novel. By Mrs. Maberly. PRINTING MACHINE INDEX.—We understand that Mr. Edward Strong has contrived, by a s ma ll addition to the print of hag-macie to register every copy that is thrown on', to the extent 100,000. As tech a means of registration 111 MIA 114001%1 the Wri7l/2 " 4 II UV 19 PP genffM' iltsV2 . To be had of all Booksellers, NEW EDITIONS OF INTERESTING WORKS JEST PUBLISHED BY MR. 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Henry Golburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MESSRS. LAMOND, SMALE, AND LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their 'friends and the Public fer their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &C.. take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, rhreadneedie-street, London, to= hich place all Amours, contslning instructions, are respectitally quested d a ce be addressed. Al! Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa- Dilatation at least one clay previously to their being offered said ; advlces of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed ef according to instructions. Offices. of Commerce. Threadneedle -street. London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Nobility. Subscribers, and the Public are respecttWiy in. formed that an EXTRA IGHT will ake pla2ec, on RS DAY NEXT, t MAY 21, _ ' ' • - When will be performed Verdi's cledelebrated Opera, in Four parts, entit, I LOMBARDI : ALLA PRIMA CROCIA With new scenery, dresses, &c. ; the scenery by Mr. Marshall. Or 'edit, Madame Grisi; Soda, Madame Beillni ; Viclinda, Mdlle. Corbari; Oronte, Signor Mario; Arvino, Signor Corelli ; Pirre, 51g. Botelli; Acciano, Sig. Giubilei Pagano, Sig Fornasari. 'After which, the DIVERTISSEMENT of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV'. In which Mdlle. L. Gratin will dance with Mdlle. Cerito tne celebrated Minuet de 13 Cour and Gavotte, in the Costume of the Court of Louis XIV. Pas de Deux, by Mdlle. L. Tagiioni and M. Perrot. Pas de Quatre. by Mdlle. L. Grahn (composed by licrseir), and supported by Wiles. Moncelet, Demelisse, and Casson. La ktanola, by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon. Ta be followed by Dmizetti's Opera, entitled, L'ELISIR D'A-MORE. Adina, Madame Casten= ; Nemorino, signor Corelli ; Belcore, Signor F. Lablache ; Dr. Dulcamara, Signor Lablache. d To conclude with th e a d m i re d B a ll e t Divarti s sement (composed by Mdlle. Cerito), entitled LA VIVANDIERE. Introducing the Zedows, er, Original Polka of Bohemia, by Male. Cerito and M. St. Leon. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the bo office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven, the Opera to co mence at half-past Seven o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 16, Will be performed Deniers celebrated Opera, entitled, LA SONNA.MBULA. Amino,. Madame Castellan ; Terese, Madame Bellinl ; Lisa, 3ldll e . Corbari ; Count Rodolpho, signor F. Lablacne ; Elvino, Sig. Mario. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Ondine, Mdlle. Cerito ; Matt:o, M. Perrot ; Giannina, Mdlle. Louise Taglioni. In the course of the Ballet will be introduced the admired Fete de la Madonne and Grand Tarantella, by the corps de ballet ; Vie celebrated Pas 3e Quarte, from " Le Lac des Fees," by Mdlle. Cerito and M. Leon, supported by Mdlles. Demeliaso and Moncelet ; a Pas, by Mdlle. Taglioni ; and the Pas de L'Ombre, by Mdlle. Cerito. THEATRE ROYAL, DIUTRY-LATE. TOE THE BENEFIT OF MR. W. HARRISON. THIS EVENING Will be performed Rossini'scelebrated Opera of the BARBER OF SEVILLE. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Harrison, Horncastle, Weiss, Borrani, &C. ; Miss Romer and Misa Collett. Between the acts of the Opera will be given grand Scenes from Bp°lar's Opera of FAUST, by Herr Piscbtek (his first appearance in Character on the English stage). To be followed by a CONCERT. Prineipal Vocalists. Madame Anna Thilon, Miss Rainforth, Madame Knispel, Miss Birch, Mr. W. Harrison, and Herr Pischek ; Instrumental Performers, Madame Duleken, Mr. W. Wallace, Mr. Eicbards, Mr. Benedict, Mr. May cock, Mons. Lavigne, Herr Kellermann, and the Messieurs Distins. to conclude with the BEGGAR'S OPERA. Captain Macheath, Mr. Harrison ; Lockit, Mr. Horncastle ; Peachum, Mr. Bennett ; Filch, Mr. Harley ; Lucy Lockit, Miss Poole ; Mrs. Coaxer, Miss Somerville; Polly Peachum, Miss Rainforth. TEE &TRE ROYAL, HAYM.&RKET. THIS EVENING Will he performed a New Comedy, called MR. PETER PIPER ; or, Found Out at Home. Mr. Peter Piper, Mr. Farren ; Sir C. rairsex, Mr. Tilbury ; Major Garry Owen, Mr. Hudson ; Facies, Buckstene ; Mrs. P. Piper, Mrs. Glover ; Busk, Mrs. Hamby. The Band will perform the Overture, "Edourdo e Christine," the Pantasie, " Fra Diavolo ;" " Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz ; the "Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Bnmow Polka." To be succeeded by an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. Sir Charie. Lavender, Mr. Howe ; Paddy Ryan, Mr. Hudson Alderman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbury ; Bilbury. Mr. T. F. Mathews ; Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. After which, an experiment will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPIIANES : on which occasion they will be presented to the public with new Names, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. Mathews. and Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. Another brilliant Triumph ! " Robin Hood and Richard Cceur de Lion" every Evening; and " The Cricket on the Hearth." THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED I After which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Diddear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley, To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St .rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CCEUR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. ♦ Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a new Draraa, entitled THE MEMOIRS OF 4.17 UMBRELLA ; or, The Silent Observer. In which Messrs. Le , r,bert, Howe, Boyce, 0. Smith, Wright, R. Ryan, P. Bediord, Selby ; Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Yarnold, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. F. Mathews, &c., will perform. Atter which a new and Original Farce, called, WHO DID IT ? or. WHAT'S IN THE WIND ? Vandyke Brown, Mr. Wright ; Ramoua Peewit, Miss Woolgar. To Je followed by the Burlesque, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. Paal Bedford, Mr. Munyard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed (by express desire), Shakspere's Tragedy of MACBETH. Macbeth (last time this season), Mr. Macready ; Mac. duff, Mr. Wallack ; Banquo, Mr. Cooper ; Hecate, Mr. Leffler ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Ternan. To conclude with the favourite Drama of DON C-ESAR DE AZAN. Don Cmsar, Mr. Wallack ; Maritana. Mrs. Stirling. ASTLEY'* ROYAL AMPHITHEATLE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious 3fr•testy, and their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, arid the Princess Alice. Glorious triumph of the present attractive novelties. First Week of the celebrated eques,rian, Mr. Selirn Bridges, and the highly popular artiste, Mons. Leonard Houck. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. With magnin,ent effects, and introducing the double stud, &c. The SCENES of the CIRCLE will be of the must varied and pleasing description, introducing the whole of the equestrian troupe. The Entertainments will terminate with a laughable AFTER PIECE. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at SIX and commence at seven o'clock. NEW STRAND TLLEATRE. THE LAST SIX PERFoRMANCEiI. Extra Novelties, and great attraction. Every Evening this Week except Thursday, on which day there will be a GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE, commencing at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING M. PHILLIPPE will commence the Er Selection of new and marvellous feats. After which, HERR G. C. VON ADELSBERG will make his first appearance in England, and execute upon the Violin a Hu morous Rondo, with a Quartet accompaniment, and other Airs, composed by himself. To be followed by a BALLET, in which the CHIRARINI FA MILY will appear ; and (by desire) La Petite Adele Chirarini will dance a New Polka. _ _ by gtring a To be succeeded by the OLYMPIC GAMBOLS of the AME RICAN BROTIIPItS. __The whole to conclude with A NIGHT IN THE PALACE OF PV VEIN • In which M. Phillippe will give his most popular and wondrous Indian and Chinese Deceptions. S t a l ls , 31 . ; Roza% 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6(1. ; Private Boxes, 11. is., and lOs. 6d. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty. OA.L SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. ...,yjpVof_N_APLES, ERUPTION of VESUVIUS, DESTRUC- Iltagy,‘,.mit,Li.rintratspecCULAN. E is UM and POMPEII, in the year 79. This r,iture bein r g eTived in an unprecedented scale of Sande the represents, accurate tiJaore than twice the size of the former, and Eruption of Vesuvius in the 3p_y asiaL9",:nwpthr"otiensitbhleY Destruction or culaneum and Pompeii took ear Of Mr. Denson . need under the direction A richly ornamented GOTHIC BRIDGE of STA constructed, which will be brilliantly Illuminated at Right. lIES 11" been The PROMENADE CONCERTS are again contidedtoMi% G gey. The Band is most complete in all its dep ar t ments, and includes many eminent native and foreign musicians. The PYROTECHNIC DISPLAYS, by Mr. Southby, ar e on th e lasosZ complete and effective scale. Preceding the Volcanic Display a novel exhibition will be intro duced, representing the Descent of Phoebus in the Chariot of the Sun. Mous. larinelli will descend from a Chinese Pagoda, seventy feet in height, to the surface of the lake, where a Naiad's Car will rise to Matra Wm, and bear hlm to his chrystal home. An Illuminated Marine Cave, and the Glass Conservatory, splen -41,11y Anarnented with festoons of lamps, enabling the visitors to ?law tha matchless collection of Carnivora by gas-light. On Thursday, May 21, the Royal South London Floricultural So ti•tY will hold their GRAND SPRING FLOWER SHOW. In ad dition to which the whole of the unprecedented attractions of the Ikardens will take place. treading of the Carnivore at five; the Pelicans, &c., at half-past eve ; Concert at six ; and the Eruption at dusk. Admission, Is. RAILWAY SUN. We have many applications for copies of the RAILWAY SUN, and parties who hare inclosed postage stamps for sd. are informed that the RAILWAY MAP was only intended for our SUBSCRIBERS, as a com pliment. Each copy having cost us about DOUBLE the PRICE of the PAPER, the price to non-subscribers is NINE PENCE. THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, MAY 16. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 40; Highest, 59; Noon, 6 BAROMETER, 29.58.—W1ND E.; fine• ilufl WATER AT LONDON-15=1)3F. THIS D.Y. Awning .. 4 minutes after 7. I Evening .. 37 minutes after 7. ' F ; 7 E,, k i g YRA ft ' 1 . 4 • "- Aurve„ 9 , tk , N 4 4- 4,1 0 0 7 , • ',;o , :ts . v • . „, 0 , • . , • ay t‘w mit% _sAnt LONDON. MONDAY, MAY 18, 1846. At four o'clock on the morning of May the sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, a British House of Com mons sanctioned the principles of Free Trade as incorporated in the great measure of Sir ROBERT PEEL, by a majority of Ninety-eight. Until the Constitutions of England are ex tinct, that day and that hour will be memorable. Posterity will revert to that division as the commencement of the most salutary system ever adopted by a Legislature. It will contemn the factious, scorn the obsolete, and forget the invidious among the Opposition ; but its most grateful recollections will be concentrated upon the noble act with which this discussion has terminated. In the achieve ment, however, the achievers will not be alto gether overlooked ; they will have their memo ries embalmed by the gratitude of after generations. Often as we have already particularised those illustrious statesmen whose patriotism Lae formed the weapon through the instrumentality of which the people have thus accom plished the destruction of monopoly, this momentous occa sion will, we are assured, more than palliate the repetition of our acknowledgments in their regard. The victory achieved on Saturday morning—this bloodless and sinless victory, the deed of reason and the triumph of justice—will embellish the reign of our most gracious SOVEREIGN more than a thousand Agmcourts. The age of VICTORIA will be the more espe cially cherished and revered because it will be associated with those evidences of a QUEEN consulting in every instance the happiness, the welfare, and the interests of her people. Nor can our more prominent and distinguished legislators escape the most enviable fame which can be acquired by public servants, by public benefactors. Sir ROBERT PEEL, as having pos sessed the moral heroism to sacrifice personal ties, party power, and the most fostered policy of a career, because he recognised the benefits which would thereby result to the nation; Lord JOHN RUSSELL, as having, irrespective of all other considerations,first shown that opinions might be changed with consistency; Mr. COBDEY and his Siamese colleague, as the most untiring and earnest orators for the dissemination of free-trade principles without the House, and Mr. VILLIEns as the most persevering and undaunted supporter of those principles within the House—have individually and collectively obtained a most enviable renown. In anticipation of what has so recently transpired, the readers of The Sun may remember that, on Mon day se'nnight, we ventured upon a prognostication that this third and final division in the Lower House of Par liament would be remarkable for an overwhelm ing majority. That prognostication has been ful filled. In relation to itself, but especially in re lation to the antecedent majorities, the present is parti cularly remarkable for its magnitude. Firstly, it is a majo rity, short only by two of a hundred! Secondly, it exceeds by one the majority upon the first division ! Those who would willingly deteriorate this estimate of the division list will possibly feel inclined, at the first blush of this announce ment, to ridicule that single vote as an extravagant and dis proportioned cause of satisfaction. On a second considera tion, they would, however, speedily perceive their ridicule to be excessively ill-timed and unfortunate ; for, on investi gation, the excess of the third majority over the first proves to be veto , considerably more than that of a solitary unit. " But," these malcontents will persist, " the first division, in February, brought a majority of ninety-seven, while the third division, in May, brought merely an addi tional vote, ninety-eight!" Granted; the apparent increase is trivial enough. But the proportions show it to be at once important and satisfactory : the ma jority of 97 was in a House of 581 Members, while the majority of 93 was in a House of merely 560 Members. The arithmetical and logical inferences are ostensible : the majority is in all essential particulars over whelming. Thus far, therefore, these wonderful measures— germinated in the popular will, advocated by the Member for Stockport, and advanced by thePreculer—have received the most emphatic approval of one of the three great divisions of the Constitution. The SOVEREIGN has already evinced her gracious acquiescence in those measures which the greatest statesmen of the age have pronounced as absolutely necessary for the welfare of all classes in the United King doms. It, therefore, rests only with the august assembly of Peers to testify their accordance to the Bill : that their own interests are peculiarly involved in its acceptation we shall take an early opportunity of showing. And in celebration of the recent sanction given to the principles incorporated in that Bill, we may virtually date, from the present day, the proclamation of free Trade. It is a curious and instructive fact in the history of com mercial nations, that England, after an experience of three hundred years, -after restrictions upon trade and commerce without number, whether by heavy imposts or absolute pro hibition, or navigation laws, is, in the middle of the nine teenth cGntury, rapidly adopting the political as well as fiscal principles which rendered the small republic of Holland the most flourishing, industrious, wealthy, and most powerful state in modern times. That little community, which after wards became so illustrious, commenced its very existence with the free-trade system, it encouraged the importation of corn and wine, and iron and wood, in short, of every neces sary of life, and every material for manufactures; during its prosperity too, and when some neighbouring nations were gaining ground upon the industrious Dutch, still they ad hered to their principles under every temptation and pro vocation which might excuse a departure from the sys tem, and finally triumphed over all their opponents History, " the mistress of wisdom," teaches us these facts, and it teaches also that the greatness of the republic first began to decline, and trade to recede from its shores, when the ambition of Stadtholders, and the expenses of foreign wars, and the folly of the people, imposed heavy import duties. Die WITT, who saw the evil day coming, prophetically said, " If these augmented custom-duties be long maintained, let us not imagine that our people, thus burdened, will be able to com pete with foreigners." Sir noIIEET PEEL, to his honour, has profited by such lessons, and has resolved, as far as a compli cated state :of society will admit, to remove every possible obstacle to the full development of what the Protectionists, using the phrase in a different sense, call "native industry." Free trade, in fact, is the only source of real industry, whe ther applied to cotton, or corn, or wool, or silk ; and on this great principle, which is fully admitted by all the leading statesmen of this country, the Minister has founded a commercial system remarkable alike for its daring and its certain results. Experience, which shows what it has done, points out with a precision approaching to reality what it can do ; and it is singular that the question had only to be fairly opened for consideration to ensure complete success. Never on any measure did such unanimity prevail among men whose opinions are of value, as on this corn-law ques tion : statesmen, political economists, practical manufac turers, the great body of the representatives of the people, and speeches t people have themselves, s e m l v a e a s e , are almost all withouto on e side, and h thou . gh the certain ruin which will follow this greatui numberinnovation, s theing deliberation, majority in its favour, after some thrc has rather increased than diminished. O'ritl'th' division which took place for going into Committee, on grand last day of February, the majority was 97, an d on theZtthiet VIM 98, in a House with twenty-one Members less. The fate of the new system of policy is thus sealed. The prospects which it opens up are almost too vast for human conception ; for it creates a commercial revolution not in the United Kingdom only, but throughout the world. Want of space prevents us from adverting further to the subject. We on Saturday drew the attention of our readers to ,E the r esult of the debate on Thursday night on Mr. Spoo motion. The subject is t oo im p ortant to be allowed thus to s pass over. It assum es man y p hases. We then touched only on that witch concerns SEMICH-WARRANTB themselves, and to this we shall again recur. But, another point of little, if any less constitutio nal im p ortance, was strongly put b y Mr. Warzpix, namely, this—ls the system to be permitted under which now, systematically, any petitioner to the House of Commons is liable to slander and abuse, in order to screen the Government ? Here is a strong case. Such monies testi were borne in the Hou=e to the cha racter of Mr. TOTLMIN SMITH, that no honest man can suspect the motives of any part of his proceed ings, but, be it observed, the Attorney-General thinks fit, in his place in Parliament, to charge a member of his own profession with conduct unworthy of his profes sion—that he had first tried to get money, and when that attempt failed had professed a public object. Now what were the facts of the case which, with all the mystifi cation and suppression attempted, came out ? They were these among others :—That there are now in the hands of Government documents placed there by Mr. T. SMITH himself, which not only show every insinuation against him to be wholly unfounded, but to be, in every respect, the direct reverse of the facts. This has been alleged in a published document by Mr. T. SMITH, as re-alleged by Mr. SPOONER in the House, and a letter from Sir J. GRaHAM read to prove it, and it was uncontra ~~ Wiviotivi e d, though GBASEiii WU inthe House. Yet the Attorney-General professed to oppose a Committee, because all the facts were before the House. Why, here; are these very documents, not one of which was before the House ? In a Committee Mr. T. SMITH would have proved their contents; therefore, in reality, was a Committee opposed. Again, the Chancellor of the Exchequer says, "We only judge Mr. TOULMIN Smrrir from his own letters." But he knew this was not so. Those letters were read only with a colouring given to them on in formation derived from a man whom Sir THOMAS WILDE de clared guilty of perjury. It was this colouring that gave effect to the letters. Everybody knows that a letter can only be understood by knowing the circumstances under which it was written. Again, the Attorney •General as serted that Mr. TOULMIN SMITH tried to entrap the officer. To every plain understanding we think it must be perfectly clear that the attempt at entrapping was the other way. The following facts came out :—That it was not Mr. SMITH who went to the officer, but the officer who went to Mr. SMITH. This alone is suspicious, and clearly shows no wish of Mr. SMITH to entrap. One naturally asks—who sent the officer to Mr. SMITH, and why did he go? But it was ac tually further declared—inconsistenly enough with the charge of Mr. Smarr trying to get money and not being able to succeed—that 251. was tendered to Mr. SMITH, and he refused to accept it. This is stranger still. But the mystery gets still deeper when we learn from Mr. Smorexa's reply that, notwithstanding all the tattle about actions by all the three speakers on the Government side, no action had ever been commenced, and the time within which it could be brought had long elapsed. Now, we can, of course, know nothing of the contents of documents unproduced. But this is clear, that all the• facts are not before the public ; but on the face of the facts which came out in the course of the debate, put together, more than enough appears to show that the insinuations made by the Attorney-General are wholly destitute of foundation. Again we say, then, shall a private man, bringing forward a case of public importance, be suffered to have his reputation blasted, and his professional prospects necessarily in jured by such language on the part of the Attorney- General ? We do not enter into the inquiry whe ther there was any private motive on the part of the Attorney- General. We say that every man who looke to Parliament as the grand inquest of the nation, before which public ques tions should be brought, is interested in the protection of petitioners to that House. Ministers have here refused in quiry, apparently from fear of what certain suppressed do - cument..! would disclose, and have endeavoured to damage, by all possible means, the person of the petitioner, by a mystification and misrepresentation of facts which of them selves in reality throw only more suspicion on the conduct of the Board of Excise, or its emissaries. r Letters from Posen, of the 4th, state that several arrests, chiefly among the noble proprietors of land, have been re cently made in that province, in consequence of new traces of a conspiracy having been discovered. lea Madrid papers of the Bth have arrived. The province of Malaga was declared to be in a state of seige in consequence of the recent attempt to assassinate the Political Chief. The Herald() tells a long story about this attempt having been the result of a political conspiracy having ramifications in Granada and Vimeira and concocted at Gibraltar by General NOGUERA.S. It however, adduces no proof of the existence of any such conspiracy, and the story altogether has the air of a clumsy fabrication. So completely is tranquillity restored in Galicia, that the province has been relieved from martial law. The Galician insurgents, who had taken refuge in Por tugal, have been sent to Perriche. MADRID BOLSA, MAY B.—The Three per Cents. were done at 32; 7 4 for cash ; the shares of the Bank of San Fernando) at 3:10 ; and those of Isabel, at 188. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. In the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, in the debate on the extraordinary and supplementary credits, a credit was demanded fur the mission of M. DEFFAUDIS to La Plata. M. THIE/LS took this occasion to attack the Go vernment for not having sent out a sufficient military force to La Plata. M. GuizoT replied, and a personal and some what bitter altercation ensued between them. M concluded by moving, as an amendment (solely with a view, as it would appear, of testing the strength of parties), that the credit should be augmented by 1,000 francs. This amendment was rejected by a majority of 80, there being 183 in favour of the Ministry, and 103 only voting with M. THIERS. The discussion was resumed on Thursday, and the Minister of Marine stated, in the course of the debate, that the Government was satisfied that the fire which had destroyed the dock-yard of Mourillon, at Toulon, was the result of accident. The Three per Cents. closed at 83f. 85c. ; the Flys per Cents., ' 119 f. 90c.; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,240 f.; Rouen, 1,0271'. 50c.; Havre, 755 f. ; Great Northern, 758 f. 75c. ; Avignon, 907 f. ; Vierzon, 660 f. ; Bordeaux, 617 f. 15c. ; Boulogne, 502 f. 50c. ; Troyes aid Montereau, 400 f.; Basle, 216 f. 25c. ; Dieppe, 435 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 507 f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 520 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 535 f. The following are the quotations in the new lines : Lyons and Avignon, Defuntives, 515 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, Deflnitives, 503 f. LYONS, MAT 12.—Marseilles and Avignon, 920 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,245 f. ; Vicrzon, 671 f. 25c. ; Northern, 763 f. 75c. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 15. _ _ Boulogne and Amiens, 12 1 4 —Dutch Rhenish, 8 4 —East Indian, X—Luxembourg, 1%. —Namur and Liege, 4 1 ,',—Orleans and Bor deaux, 11— Paris and Lyons Constituted, 7—Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, s—Sambre and Meuse, s%—Tours and Nantes Con stituted, 5h —West Flanders, 214. WizErmLn Cnnv ARKET . MAY 15.—The supplies or ail grain are tolerably good. There was a very thin attendance of buyers this morning, and an extremely limited business was trans acted in all descriptions of wheat, at a decline of fully 3s. to Is. per qr. Barley, of fresh malting qUality, in fair request, at Is. per qr. less money. Beams dull, and rather cheaper. Oats 34c1. per stone, and Shelling Is. per load lower. Malt as before. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM.— About eleven o'clock on Friday forenoon a fatal accident occurred at the British Museum to a poor man named Collins, who was carrying a bucket of water up the ladders to the stonecutters engaged in facing the left wing, when on reaching a height of fifty or sixty feet, he tell backwards, and was precipitated to the basement. On being picked up he presented a piteous spectacle—his bones, dislocated and broken, were protruding through the skin. The unfortunate creature, who was nearly sixty, was conveyed to the University College Hospital, where he expired in less than two hours. LORD'S DAY SOCIETY.—The fifteenth anniversary meeting of this Society was held on Friday, in Exeter-hall, the Bishop of Calcutta in the chair, supported by the Rev. Messrs. Harding and Hoare, Mr. Plumptre, M.P., Mr. J. Wilson, &c. The Secretary read the report, which deplored the continued desecration of the Sabbath, especially on railways, and also by the immense number of pleasure-vans and steam-boats which, crammed with passengers, plied on Sundays. It then congratulated the meeting upon the success with which the Society's efforts to enforce the due observance of the Lord's day were, in many instances, crowned, and stated that Windsor Castle was closed on that day. The receipts amounted to 7601., and the expenditure to 6001. The report was adopted, and the meeting separated. IRON, HARDWARE, AND METAL TRADES' PENSION SOCIETY.—On Friday, the annual general meeting of the supporters of this society, for granting pensions to members of the above trades, and their widoWs, was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street. The chair was taken by T. B. Simpson, Esq., the treasurer. The report was read by the secretary, arid congratulated the meeting upon the progress the society had made since its formation three years ago. The receipts, which last year amounted to 1,3651., were now above 1,7041., this increase arising from the contributions of the original members, and not, the committee regretted to say, from any great number of new subscribers. From the state of the funds there was, however, every reason to hope that the object tor which the society was established would Ise carried into effect in September next, when two distressed members of the trade would be provided with pensions. TOWN MISSIONARY AND SCRIPTURE READERS' SO CIETY.—On Friday the ninth annual meeting of the above Society was held in the large hall, Freemasons' Tavern. The chair was taken by John Dean Paul, Esq, The report stated that, through the limited means of the society at present, they have not been able to extend their mission further than to a few of the principal towns. Resolutions to carry out the objects of the society were adopted.! FEMALE SERVANTS' kioME SOCIETY.—On Friday the tenth anniversary meeting of the rsembersof this society -- was held at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street ; John Laboachere, Esq., in the chair. The Chairman said, that since July, 1844, up wards of 2,200 female servants out of place had been received into the houses in Knutsford-place and Ilattoa-garden, and discharged as soon as they had obtained situations, according to the rules of the society; while more than 5,000 had placed their names on the re gistry. The committee had not as yet been able to open more than two "houses." If they had means they would open twenty, for that number would not be more than sufficient. When it was considered that there were always upwards of 12,000 servants In the metropolis out of place, it would be seen how great was the necessity for such an institution. The report, on the motion of the Rev. Mr. Hutchings, was unanimously adopted, and the meeting broke up. WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—On Friday the annual public breakfast, in aid of the City of London Branch Mission to Feejee, in New Zealand, took place at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, and was numerously attended. Thomas Farmer, Esq , presided. After the breakfast the meeting was addressed by the Rev. Dr. Legge, ftom China, the Rev. Dr. Archer, the Rev. Dr. Morison, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel, Mr. Mortimer. Dr. Bennett, and Mr. Hindley, M.P. A report was read, from which it appeared that this mission had been established about seven years, and that of the inhabitants of Feejec, about 2,000 had renounced cannibalism and idolatry, and 1,000 had become communicants of the Christian Church. There were at present missionaries employed in the Feejec Islands. The meeting was extremely well attended, and about 2001. was collected in aid of the mission, when the meet ing separated. LoVE AND ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.—On Friday, shortly after twelve o'clock, a most determined attempt at suicide was made by a young female, near Clarke's timber-yard, at the end of the Waterloo-road. The young girl, whose name is Wemborn, and who resides with her parents at Kennington, is much attached to a young man who is paying his addresses to a female residing at the West hsiedzeltwif:reonrmahl7imil,'aa: mtnater-roaa. On Saturday she followed him about, and while he weary of me. Tz s passing Clarke's yard she ran np to him, with a sharp table arms, and wre•ted the The young man seized her arm, but she disengaged removed d s knife The t D o her k etat andhe r' s i ]come ut.h i in , a s cab. of m o t a h e t d e of act s hhe her rf hands.o u lwould s plunging tab s t h h e wmresa herself,pe c a n e h d t e o , was a h n e d r tradesman named Humphries ran up and seized her Norfolk e had a dinner party on Friday night, at Norfolk Howie. The Right lion. Sir Robert and Lady Peel gave a grand entertainment to a distinguished circle on Saturday evening at the Eight Hon. Baronet's residence in Whitehall-gardens. It is stated that a robin is not permitted to live longer than four years. At that age he is attacked by the younger birds and killed. Though at other times the most pugnacious of birds, he dies unresistingly. DES ritUcTI , )N OF VERMIN.—On Saturday last up wards of two hundred and fifty rats, and upwards of one hundred and sixty n ty mice, wer e kill e d on the farm premises of Colonel Whetham, at Kir during the getting in of a wheat stack.—Yollingiusin Journal. rPforriehgri:,..,is had disapP of the most extensive' purchases to the s o extent os 801. On examining the justshe had only 50/., and suggested contents of her shopping few days ago a lady visited on into the carriage pping establishments in Glasgow, and made e Instead, ' hilt th s fic p l e u n l r e : s p . t e e: m b p : a s a y nh yn s e s. E i s oe h itf i o li o i u ,t ul l'ln ia d u d t E dhg w eeromr st aheiii p ssion. 10. that one of the . The lady had ng with her, and re ceivehowever,cmcioalfsaerfriaviiiiugnattuae committal. Francis, Mr. (ledges asylum seized him and held him fast,' --()II S a t urday Mr. Beckwith he could specially prepared a warran s t u procure liberation the fair one and not since been heard of.—Glasgow POOR REMOVAL BILL. eat ‘I, and have (Governor), Mr. Johnson, Mr. and Mr. E. C. Bailey, of the corporation ' wick ; Mr. Gourlay ( Chairman), Mr. lt af guardians, Not*: Young, of the Yarmouth Board of ouaarr"nd' and Mr' Weston (Vice Chairman), Mr. Blandford. an i d ans Al and m r. of the Southampton Board, had an interview with the Boswell, H. 11Ianners Sutton, Ender Secretary .. of State, at tlle he n o l %• office, to submit certain objections . to the Bth clause theofna-- Poor Removal Bill, now before Parliament, which, they re presented, would have the effect of adding more tban - one third to the number of persons entitled to claim relief in the above places, and to urge the institution of an inquiry intc,its !--s_'.e.te;_reor cours, general operation. The Honourable Secretary paid great attention to the statements of the deputations ; he admitted the subject was one of very great importance, and promised it tL9114 receiye the beet cfegilderAlon of the (toTerwatuat. MONEY and CONIMERCIAL NEWS (From The Sun of Saturday Evening.) In the Liverpool market yesterday the sales of Cotton were 8,000 to 10,000 bales, 3,000 of which were on speculation. Prices were very firm. Shares continued dull. The sale of Railway Shares by Messrs. Lamond and Co. was flatter' it being account day, and prices were rather lower. We have marked a few sales. Cork, Mallow, and Killarney, 68.—Warwick and Wor cester, 10s. 6d.— Grand Trunk, 18s. 6d.—South Midland, 31. 13s. —Ceylon, Os.—Manchester and Southampton, 21.—Essex and Suffolk, 135.—Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, ii. 30. Gd. —Direct Northern, 11. 17s. The result of the division in the House of Commons this morning upon the Corn Bill has afforded very general satisfac tion in the City to-day. Hopes are now sanguinely entertained, after so strong a demonstration on the part of the Lower House of Parliament, that the Lords will not waste much time in carrying into effect the determined intentions of her Majesty's Government. At the present moment such is the intensity of feeling in commercial circles for a final settlement of the corn question, that operations in the foreign and colonial trade have been very much cramped; hut with a majority of 98, as voted this morning, business transactions have already increased, under the full expectation that, within a month at least, the corn question will be finally disposed of. It is not considered an uninteresting fact that the French Ministry stand as strong as that of Sir R. Peel's, as this day's news from Paris show that Ministers there, upon a grand point, had a full ma jority of 85, and this too against the aid of N. Thiers, in con nexion with the La Plata question. The features in the Bank of England monetary movement during the week, to Saturday last, were these : Notes issued £27,244,995 Increase Rest Increase Public deposits, increase Other deposits Decrease 523,854 Seven day and other bills, increase 15,687 Other securities, decrease 167,123 Bullion Increase The public deposits, therefore, are now taking a turn again, the other securities are being lessened, and the notes increased. The Stock Market has not been influenced by the third reading of the Corn Bill, as it was pretty well " discounted," or reckoned upon, beforehand. Consols have been 96 1 / 2 for next week, and 96% : 3 4 for time. Exchequer-bills have been heavy, at 235. to 20s. premium. Bank Stock has realised 204 1 ,4 to 205 1 ,4. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 97 1 % to A. Mexican Bonds have receded from 33 to 32 1 %, but there have only been about one or two bargains. Brazil Stock is worth 84 to 83 1 . Portuguese Four per Cents. have been quoted at 58 1 /.. There is not much doing in Shares, but the few b ar gai n s entered into have been at previous rates generally, except for the French scrips, which are heavy. BRITISH. FUNDS. ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Bank Stock .. .. • • 20434 205% 205% Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95%34 95% Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 96 3 ,4 % 96% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Arms. 97% % 9798 Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1560 .. 10 3-16 10 3-16 India Stock .. . 2G4 264 Consols for Account .. .• 96.7 i 96% Exchequer Bills. d. I%d. 1,0001... .... 23 20 pm. 20 5001. •. 24 21 20 pm. 20 ONE CLOSING FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 84 83% 8334 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. DiAci, :or the Account 41 Equador Bonds •• . •• •• Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 p ev Cent Ditto, for the Account Portuguese Four per Cent Ditto, Three r t e h e e percccoeunni Account 1 5 1 84.! Russian Bonds Ditto, for the Account .. Dividends on the above payable in Lendon. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. - - .. .. 33 32!4 .. - .. 92 says 110% BUSINESS CLOSING PAID. DONE AT PRICES. ONE O'ILOCK. PRICES OF RAILWAY SHARES. Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 linekinghainshire 425. Calrcionian 10 Ditto, Extension .. Cambridge and Oxford.. .. • • INi• • • • '••• • • • • Derby and Crewe 254.. • 6 -%•••• • • • • • • Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) 5 •• • • • • ***** •• • Direct Northern .. ...• ••• • .• Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 24 2376 • • Ditto New ........5i. 165..... •• • • Ditto, York Extension 10s ***** 1•7. i .. ••.. • • East Lincolnshire .. • • • • 11 4 ••• • ••••• • ' • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .. - Ditto % Shares .. .. 10 .... -- •• • ..... it Goole, Doncast.. and Sheffield, &c. 425. ••• • • ••• •• • 1 p Great North of England . ..100 ....217 .. Ditto, New . .. 10 .... 28% Great Western .. 85 •• .. 131 • • Ditto Half shares .. 50 .... 89 .. Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 ••• • •••• • • • • lf Hull and Selby .. .. 50 .• .• Ditto. Half .•hares .. • • • • 7 •• • • ••••• • • • • • Leeds and Carlisle .. . • • • 2 % •• • • ••••• • • • • • Leicester and Bedford .... 225. .... dis ... 38... ... • MA p.. ... 85% 1) 12 5 / 8 1f,4 7111) P Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. •• • • •••• • • • • % di- Liverp., Manch., & Novo. Junct. ••• • • • London an Birmingham ..100 .. • • 228% .• •.•• • • • • 228% Ditto Fifths 2 .... 23 .• . • London and Blackwell ~ 161. 135. 4d. • • London and Brighton 50 •• • • 66 •• • '''''' • 65 % Ditto ditto Fifths .. 30 .... •• .. London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 1od. Ditto, New . 17% •• • • ••••• • • • • • 30 % London and York .. .. 2% • • • • ..... . 234 Manchester and Leeds .. 82 ...• • • .... Ditto, Fifths Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 .- —..........— Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • . 4 13 . l3 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... 1%% p .. 134 p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2 17i Midla-id ..100 ....154 .. Ditto, New ~ IS .. • • 33% .• .• 3312 Newcastle and Darlington Juuet. 25 .... 441,E 45 ...... 45 Ditto, New . 1 .... :.9% ... 10 Ditto, New, Brandling 25 .... ....... . 44 % Newcastle and. Berwick .. 15 .• .. 26 ........ • • 26 Nol th British .. 22% . . .. Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1 - % ........ 225 North Kent and Direct Dover .. 294.... .......... 1% North Statlordshire .. • • 425. •• • • 4%% la ••• • • • 4% p Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptu. 1214.... 9 8%•..... • • Scottish Central .. . .. 10 Scottish Midland .. .. 10 .... 8 8 Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. ... • 34 %•••• • • • • 3% Shropshire Union 425..... % dis.. •• .• dis. South Midland .. .. • • .. 425..... 1 p•• • • 1% p South Eastern and Dover • • • • 33% 40% 40 • 40% Ditto. New (iss. 32/.) No. 1. 1G ,„ 20% ••• • • • 20% Do., New (do. 331. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .. 14 • be., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 212 315 3 Welsh Midland .. • • • • • • 2% .......... 124 West Biding Union • • • • • • 425. .. • • 3 1% P• ••• • • 3 5 / 1. York and Carlisle .. • • • • • • 2 3 4 .... 1 . . York and North Midland • •. 50 ..... Do. E. add W. Biding Exten... 1.. • • 12 111 i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Barbadoes .. • • • • • • • • 1 Boulogne and Amiens .. • • • • 12 Central of Spain .. . • • • • . 2 „ Namur and Lie,Te • • • • .. 6 Paris and Lyons Constituted 5 Gys 7 Tours and Nantes Constituted 5 Trinidad • • • • • - - • • 2V, MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered COURSE OF EXCE Amsterdam .. ....C.F. 12 10% Ditto, a. sight Cotterdant .. 2 U l2 11 Antwerp 26 20 Mamburgh 13 15% Parts, 3 days' sight .. • • 25 85 Ditto, 3 months...—. 26 10 Marseilles • 26 15 Bourdeaux 26 15 Frankfort on Maine 123 l'etersburgh, 3 Berlin . Vienna, elec. flo.. • • .. 10 11 Trieste, ditto • • .... 10 12 Madrid .............. 36 Cadiz .. • .. ; ........ 8G 14 Bilbao.. . • .. BarcelooA • • .. 'ANGE.-(FRIDAY.) Leghorn 26 15 Venice.. — -- Naples .. . • .... • • 39% Palermo, per oz.. , . 119 Lisbon .. .............. 52% Oporto 5214 Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayre5........ — New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia • • • • • • _— PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 l'ortklgal Gold Coin •• 3 16 5 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 0 New Dollars •• • • 0 4 9% Silver in bars ...... •• 0 4 11 STATE OF TRADE. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, MAY 15.—Th e demand for combing wool is steady, but not brisk, and i s limited to the supply of the current requirements of the manufacturers. Prices are stationary. Clothing wools of middle and low qualities are scarce, and go off readily at last week's prices. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, MAY 15.—Only a limited business has been done in foreign wools this week, many buyers having left for the London wool sales, and others are waiting to learn the range of prices there, before making further purchases. LEEDS.—There was a little more business done at the Cloth Halls on Saturday and Tuesday in fine and middle qualities of cloths, but in low goods there were less sold than for several weeks past. Prices continue about the same, and the stocks in the Cloth Halls are lower than usual. There have not been many wholesale buyers in the town this week, but there have been numerous drapers from the country. On the whole, a pretty fair amount of business has been done in the warehouses, on comparison with the recent state of business. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY. There is less doing in the wool market than last week. The staplers stocks are very low and prices firm. The yarn trade is steady. The spinners try hard for better prices, but are not able to obtain them. We can see no alterati on in the pi ece mar k e t. A large number of sales were effected at for mer p r i ces . The manufacturers are mo s tl y working to order. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have h a d less doing in cloth this week than for the last three or four previous ones. The market on Tuesday was evi dently affected by the very heavy failure in London —. an East India firm—and which stands largely indebted to many houses in Manchester. To-day an attempt was made by manufacturers to rally prices, but to no effect, and the ma r k e t c l oses ver y h eav ily. The silk trade continues to improve a little, but is still very depressed. Neith er the dyers nor printers get any b us i er . Y arns meet ready sa l e . w ith out c h ange in value. LEICESTER.—Th e fi rmness i n o ur market, as last re ported, still cont i nues; an d ma nufacturers are looking forward to a on the wh o l e, has been goo d , an d t h oug h no l arge good autumn trade. Business in London, purchases are ma d e b y toe re t a il er , useful goods sell readily, and no heavy stocks are in hand. Yarns and wools are in good request.--Leicester Journal. The venerable Earl of Harrowby, although still Somewhat infirm from his advanced age, is in improved health, and intends to pass the season in town. THE LATE FIRE IN NEW-STREET, FETTER-LANE.— On Friday Mr. W. Payne held an inquiry at the Falcon, Pemberton row, Gough-square. into the origin of the late fire at No. 5, Great New-stn_et, Fetter-lane. On the moniing of the Bth instant the fire broke out, and destro ed the stock in trade, fixtures, and other effects, belonging to Sirs. Brown, the occupier. At the time of the disaster there were Mrs. Brown and her female servant sleeping on the premises. Both parties having made their escape, they were taken to the Red Lion Tavern, where they were provided with a bed. On the morning of last Saturday, on the servant awaking, she was astonished at finding her mistress hanging by the neck to the bedstead. It was afterwards asserted that the deceased had wilfully set the premises on tire, with intent to defraud the Insurance office. A communication having been made to the City Coroner, that gentleman at once ordered a jury to be summoned. Amongst numerous witnesses, Mrs. Elizabeth Shear down, of No. 2, Pemberton-row, said that she had known the de ceased during the time she resided on the premises. The day after the fire she told her (the witness) that it was herself who had caused the tire. Deceased told her that she had thrown the snuff of a lighted candle Into three casks of waste paper. Previous to the fire she said,that a party site knew was nothing before he had a fire, and she then asked her, if she had 2001., if she thought that that party mistr'essen she had "01 ' wouldmake her an offer in marriage. The party alluded to said de ceasedoffere,h,adifno ground for supposing that he should make her an went to bed at half- t ten the Thursday night, and pas on Vere awoke by tn. noi se i 0. " PAt :it Ina acctivilt caea - The servant girl said that- she and her n the street. The jW7 returned a verdict, CTIURT CIRC ULAR The Queen and Prince Albert, the Ladies end Gentle men of the Court. and the domestic household, attende'd ;ivine service yesterday morning in the private chapel, Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiated. Her Maiesty and her Royal Consort took their usual walk in the forenoon yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred. the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice took their accustomed walks and rides yesterday, and on Sa turday, in the pleasure-grounds of Buckingham Palace. Her Royal I lighness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yesterday The Queen and Prince Albert took an airing in an open carriage and four on Saturday. The Equerries in Waiting. Colonel Buckley, and the Hon. Captain Got don, attended on horseback. Her Majesty and Prince Albert attended by the Viscounte,s Canning, the Hon. Miss Kerr, the Marquis of Ormonde, Colonel Buckley, and the Hon. Captain Gordon, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence, on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, also honoured the performance of the Opera with her presence. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended Divine service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, and the Lessons by the Rev. J. C. Haden. The sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. R. Eden, who took his text from Hebrews, chap. 3, verse 12. The Anthem was "I beheld, and lo ! a great " (Blow). Mr. Turle presided at the organ. The Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, and the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, were in Waiting. The Marchioness of Ormond° and Earl Howe were in attendance on the Queen Dowager, and Lady Augusta Bruce attended the Duchess of Kent. Among the nobility' present were the Duchess of Beaufort, th e Ladies Somerset, Wilton, St. Germans, Lisburne, and Vivian ; the Duke of Cleve land, the Marquis of Normanby, Lords Cawdor, Dela warr, Fortescue, St. Germans, Ernest Bruce, and Cantalupe. • The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland, Earl Talbot, Lord G. Paulet, and Sir F. Trench, attended the early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the. Hon. and Rev. R. Eden. The Bishop of London will preach on Thursday (Ascension Day) in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The service will commence at half- past eleven o'clock. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Queen Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. Her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty yes terday. Th - eir Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Duke of Cambridg , -, attended Divine service yesterday morning in New Church. The sermon was preached by the Bi'hop of Lichfield. Mr. Godson, M.P., the Governor, lir. Maxon, the Deputy-Governor, and Captain Haynes, the Resident Commissioner of the New Brunswick and Nova Scoria Land Company, had an interview with Mr. Secretary Gladstone on Saturday at the Colonial-office. The Archbishop of Canterbury had an interview with Sir Robert Peel on Saturday. Sir John Pelly had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Saturday, at the effice of the Board of Trade. The Ecclesiastical Commissoners for England had a Committee-meeting on Saturday. Thy re were present the Bis , !ons of B olgor, Gloucester and Brist .1. Here ford, Lichfield, Oxford, Rochester, and Salisbury, the Earl of Ressborough, and th , Right Hon. IL H. , l , hotiAe. Mr. Hope Johnstone had an int , rvie , v with Sir George Clerk on Saturday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening. from the Colonial-office fur the Governors of the West India Colonies. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat on Saturday, and heard an appeal from Tobago—" The Colonial Bank v. Warden." Messrs. Kindersley and Stuart, Queen's Counsel, were heard. The Lords pre sent were the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce. Mr Baron Parke, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and the Judge of the:Admiralty Court. SPORTING INTELLIGENC E. EGLINTON PARK RACES.—TitunsDAY. Match, 100, h ft. One mile and a half. Mr. S. Crawford's Father Mathew ..(Colonel Campbell) 1 Mr. Leslie's Wooton The Stewards' Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mile and a half. Mr. Robertson's The Cure, 5 yrs (Colonel Campbell) 1 Mr. H. Johnstone's The Roper's Daughter, aged 2 Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 5 yrs .. 3 Mr. Wanchope's Amata, 5 yrs The Milton Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p. p., with 50 added. Once round. Winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, 5 yrs Lord Eglinton's Britannia, 4 yrs Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus, 4 yrs ... The Philorth Handicap of 15 sovs. each, h. ft, and 50 added. One mile and a-half. Mr. H. Johnstone's Khorassan, 6 yrs... (Owner) 1 Mr. Robertson's The Cure, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Leslie's Wooton, 5 yrs Mr. H. Johnstone's The Era, 6 yrs . The Beaten Handicap of 5 sows. each, p. p., and 20 added. One mile. Lord Glamis' Secundus, 5 yrs (Owner) 1 Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus, 4 yrs Lord Glenlyon's Glencome, aged .. 3 The Forced Handicap of 7 soya. each, p. p., with 20 added. One mile and a half Lord Eglinton's Britannia, 4 yrs (Col. Campbell) 1 Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, 5 yrs Lord Glamis' Secundus, 5 yrs 3 Mr. Ramsay's Moss Trooper, aged SHIZEWSBLTRY RACES. The Shropshire Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only, if declared, with 50 added. About une mile and a half: Sir John Gerard's Pantasa, 4 yrs, Bst 2lbs (E. Edwards) 1 Lord Warwick's Gwalior, 4 yrs, 6st 121bs The following also started, but were not placed :—Colonel Cradock's Pagan, aged ; Mr. Critchley's Coeur de Lion, 4 yrs ; Mr. Higgins's Pride of Kildare, 5 yrs ; Mr. Worthing ton's Dr. Husband, 5 yrs ; Mr. Evans' Redstresk, 4 vrs ; Mr. T. F. Curtoff's Princess Royal, 4 yrs ; and Mr. J. 13. Minor's Augustus 3 yrs. The Hawkeston Augustus, of 100 sovs. for three yrs old, &c. Two miles and a half. Mr. Hodgson nd Valiant, 4 yrs (Francis) 1 Sir James Gera:d's Morocco, 3 yrs . 9 The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Griftiths's Newcourt, 6 yrs; Mr. Mieklam's Inheritress, 6 vrs; and Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, 5 yrs. The Walford Manor Stakes, of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats, ore mile and a quarter. Mr. W. Scott's Dritlield, 3 yrs Mr. C. Monck's Flatt,ry, 4 yrs Mr. Onglev's Roderick, aged LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. 4to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting-9 to 2 taken to 8001. 6 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—t. 13 to '2 8 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's TomTullock-9 tr , 1 t. freely 10 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—offered 11 to 1 agst Mr. Melklam's Fancy Boy—taken to 2001. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Pyrrhus the First—taken 22 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Peri colt—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 agst Gen. Shubrick's Brocardo —taken ,000 to 35 agst Mr. Dawson's Poynton•—taken ,000 to 20 agst Mr. Wyatt's Nutleaf—taken. No change in the Oaks. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. DEUBT.-4 to 1 agst Sting (taken and afterwards offered), 5 to 1 agst Sir Tattoo: Sykes (t), 12 to 1 agst Humdrum, 12 to 1 agst Fancy Boy, 12 to 1 agst Tom Tullock, 17 to 1 agst Brocardo, 25 to 1 agst Crown Prince, 27 to 1 agst Peri colt, 35 to 1 agst Pbyrrhus the First, 40 to 1 agst Draco, 40 to 1 agst Nutleat, 50 to 1 agst The Premier, 13 to 1 agst John Day's lot. OAKS.-6 to 1 agst Vanish (t), Bto 1 agst Mendicant, 12 to 1 agst Osprey, 16 to 1 agst Princess. Alice. PUGILISM. PERRY, ME BLACK, AND " THE UNKNOWN."— F At Broome's, o n rida y, the appointed meeting, to draw up articles for 2001. aside, took place, when the renowned Bendigo, whose retirement we so recently announced, was, to the surprise of all, and of none more than the sable hero and his friends, declared to be the man whose name should fill the blank in the agreement. To this Perry's backer and friend, Ben Caunt, strenuously objected, on the ground that at the time of posting the ten pounds, to make the match, dy was, by his own public declarations, understood to be out of , Beth question. His right to another " last appearance" was, however, insisted on, and a forfeit claimed. After much discussion, Caunt and his sable protege left. Saturdarmorning, at a further meeting, it was proposed, by Perry's party, to go on with' the match to-da3, at Swift's, who holds the money down. Whether the last-named person will consider the cash forfeited, on the ground that Perry undertook to sign and seal on may, remains to be see n . If h e does so , the affair must begin (14. PEDESTRIANISM. EIGHT 11IrLH WALKING MATCH FOR 201. ASIDZ.—A smart and well-contested trial of pace took place on Friday morning at a little before nine, at the Old Hat, Ealing, between two amateurs for the above sum. The one competitor was known as Mr. Price, the other by the sobriquet of " Little Dan." From his longitude the first named deserved the title of " High Price," while the other's stature may be assumed from the prefix of his nickname. Price gave his opponent 50 yards at starting, and both started at excellent speed. Price, however, carried most sail, for be overhauled his antagonist by the close of the second mile. Little Dan struggled on, but could not reduce the Price to par, and at the close he was at a premium of 100 yards. That the speed would not have done discredit to first rate professionals may be gathered from the fact that the eight miles was walked by the winner in one hour, 30 minutes, nine seconds. The stakes will be given up on Tuesday evening next. The near approach of an interesting event, to which the public look forward with intense interest, may perhaps be inferred from the fact that the messengers of the Home• office have received directions to be in attendance, night and day, on and after to-morrow (Monday) ; so that the fact of the Queen's indispositien . may be communicated without loss of time to the Cabinet Ministers.—Observer. BRISTOL SUGAR-14p ICE; MAY 15.—The sales of the week reach 900 hhds. West India, 1,000 bags Bengals, and 2,000 mats Mauritius, all at very full prices, and the market closed with much firmness. The demand for rum has subsided, and prices have rather given way. —Bristol Ater cwy. PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY. ST. GEORGE'S FIELDS. — Yesterday morning the usual anniversary sermon was preached at the chapel of the Institution by the Bishop of St. David's, &c. The text selected by his Lordship was from Ist Peter iv., 8, and at the conclusion of a most impres sive service upwards of 601. was collected. A number of young men and boys who have left the Institution during the last year, attended the service, and afterwards dined in one of the rooms of the school. The Institution was subse quently visited and inspected by the Bishop, Lord John Manners, Mr.s Monckton Milnes, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Bosan quet, Mr. Poynter, and other gentlemen of influence and dis tinction. The greatest satisfaction was expressed by the visitors at the internal arrangements and the healthy ap pearance of the children. SERIOUS ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY.—On Friday morning a serious accident occurred at the cork factory of Mr. Morris, in Mason-street, Westminster -bridge-road. A lad of about fifteen years of age, employed on the premises, called only by the name of Flora," had incautiously entered the engine room, which he had no right to do, and had not been many seconds there when a portion of his apron got caught in the machinery, and drew him into the works. lie sustained a severe contusion of the hip, and a dreadful laceration of both thighs. Fortunately there was attached to the machinery a regulator, by which, on the slightest pressure or obstruction, the engine is stopped, otherwise the un/ortunate lad must have been torn to pieces. As kt is, the injuries he has received are of a serious character, and he was removed to the Westminster Hospital. Barry, the Clown, has withdrawn his services from Astley's, ar.d is engaged by the proprietors of Vauxhall Gardens. He will appear on Whit-Monday, on the opening of the " royal pro perty." The services of the gay sad in:mortal WiddlcoCab love also tom retained. RA ti :It A tiKET THEA TR E. Mr. Peter Piper, or Found out at Home, is the title of a new three-act piece produced at this theatre on Saturday evening. Report says it is from the pen of Mr. Boureicault. Mr. Peter Piper (Farren) is a stock broker, wail to do in the world, well fed, w 11 housed, well wived . " Constant at church and Change, his gains were sure, His givings rare, save farthings to the poor • The Devil was pi que d suc h sa i ntship to beln:ld, And longed to tempt him like good Job of old." And the particular form which the temptation took on this particular occasion was that of an opera ticket. Peter goes to the opera ; Peter is fascinated by the ballet, and the ballet dancers, and wicked thoughts take possession of Peter's brain. The steady, sober, chit fly!. Peter Piper, sets up for a rake, and actually pens an epistle to the lovely Lady Janet Piper (Mrs. Seymour), his own ward, residing with him and his wife, at their country house, breathing vows of ardent attachment, and solicit ing a midnight interview in the conservatory. Mr. Peter Piper (Mrs. Glover) has suspected that all was not right with Peter since his visit to the opera ; and albeit the note to Lady Janet is anonymous, yet when the Lady Janet shows this note to Mrs. Pett i t. Piper, the latter lady instantly recognises the handwriting, and keeps the appointment herself ; so that Peter is uncon sciously making love to his own wife, while he fancies he is whispering soft nonsense into the ear of the Lady Janet. Thus is Mr. Peter Piper found out at home ; and albeit he kncws not of the trick that has been played upon him, yet does be live in perpetual fear of a disco very. The Lady Janet has a fortune of 10,0001., and, of course, a multitude of suitors. Two of these arrive on a visit to Mr. Peter Piper —one of them, Major Garry Owen (Mr. Hudson) is a prisoner for debt, but out, on unlimited rule, as it would appear, and is accompanied by Facias (Buckstone), a sheriff's officer, who is introduced by him to the family as one of the heroes of the army of the Sutlej, just returned from India. To him the maiden aunt of the Lady Janet, Miss Galatea Piper (Mrs. W. Clifford), who is determined not to die Miss Galatea Piper if she can possibly avoid it, makes desperate love. The suit of the Major is favoured by Mrs. Peter Piper. The other suitor is Sir Chevy Fair sex (Mr. Tilbury). Now- it so happens that Mrs. Peter Piper, in hunting among her husband's papers, has dis covered a lock of brown hair tied up with pink and blue ribbon. Sir Chevy Fairsex, however, declares koldly that it is his property; and, having thus rescued Peter from his quandary, demands the hand of his ward, and Peter consent 3 to the marriage. Ilis wife. however, is not to be thus out-manoeuvred. Busk (Mrs. llumby), her waiting-maid, approaches Peter, and whispers these ominous words in his ear—" This match must not take place!—remember the conservatory I—twelve o'clock l I'll tell all!" Farren's look of indescribable horror may be imagined, but cannot be described. It is Busk, then, and not the Lady Janet, to whom he has been making vows of love in the conservatory, and, worse still, he is in her power. In his dread of discovery he promises everything. The match shall not take place; he will give her 100/. as a trifling recompense for her fidelity if she will never reveal that dreadful secrete-a secret she herself is dying to discover. The situation itself is the veriest common-place of the drama, but it is one of those common-places which never fails to tell, and which never will fail while it is aetrd by such artists as Farren and Mrs. Hamby. The Major and Lady Janet plan an elopement; but Sir Chevy, by the aid of Miss Galatea, manages to disguise himself and to take the Major's place, and is actually married to Loth. Janet at Gretna in a dark room. Lady Janet does not discover that her husband is not the Major until the latter declares that it is not to him she is married, and Miss Galatea, finding her niece is sin cerely attached tot the Major, repents her of her trick, and declares that it is with her, Miss Galatea, and net with the Lady Janet, that Sir Chevy has contracted matrimen3 - . Sir Chevy immediately tears up the cer tifieate, the only existing proof of his marriage, and declares himself free, whereupon the Lady Janet is united to Major Garry Owen. In the meantime, Peter confesses his peccadillos to his wife, receives abso lution, and Miss Galat,-a Piper bestows her hand upon a one-legged admiral. The pie=ce was strongly cast :aid admirably acted, but yet at tim,a it dragged. There is scarcely enough of it to make a three-act play, and towards the conclusion there were some expressions of disapprobation. The dissentients, however, were outnumbered far by the applauders, and, what was better stilt, during the course of the piece, by the laughers. The use of the prunin knife is however necessary. and the play will go all the better for judicious condensation.—The house was crowded. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10% —Birmingham and Gloucester, 124—Bristol and South Wales Junc tion, 136 --Bristol and Gloucester, 50—Caledonian 12%—Ditto, New, l%—Newcastle and Berwick, 26- S ou th D evon , MANCHESTER, 'M AT 15, STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, Bos ton, &c., 13-16 dis. Bideford a d Tavistock, 20s. 6d.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 21s. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 2% p. —Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, % c dis.—Caledonian Ex tension, l dis.— Chelmsford and Bury, 16s. 6d. dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3% p.—Direct Northern, 11-16 dis.—East Lancashire, No. 2, c. p. —Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % dis —Glasgow and Dumfries, % dia.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bideford, 23§ p. c. —Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, par c.—Leeds and York, % dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss. dis.—Liverpool, Orms kirk, and Preston, 1% p.—Liverpool, Preston, Manehester, and Southport, par—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 3§ p.—Manches ter and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 9 p.— Manchester and Birming ham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 16s. 9d. e. dis.—Manches ter and Bury Atmospheric, 9 c. dis.—Manchester and Hyde, % c. p. Manchester and Southampton, I s.. p.—Northumh6 rland and Lanca shire, I dis.—North Staffordshire, 4 p.—North Western, 16 c. p.— Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), lis. c. p.— Sheffield and Lincoln shire Junction, 5-16 c. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 1 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, c. p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 9s. dis.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 14s. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), % p. -.South Midland, 1% p.—West Lancashire Coast, % dia.—West Riding Union, 3 5-16 p.—York Ind Carlisle, 265. 6d. dis. HULL, MAT 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, Quarter Shares, 201. 6s. 3d.—Blackburn, Darwen. and Bo!to.), New, l —North Bri tish, Carlisle Branch, 51s.—Axholme. 30s. 9d.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 15s. 6d.— Oradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 1% — Buckinghamshire, 2/. 1 Is.—Derby and (;airaborough, 138. 6d.—East Coast, 20s.— Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 21. 12s.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 255. 3d. Lincoln, 20s.—Leicester and Bedford, 16s. 6d.—Liverpool, O nnsi irk, and Preston, 3/ 158.-- North Western, 11. 13s. 6d.—North Star: P ardshire, 64—South Mid land, 17s. -Sheffield and Lincolnshire Ja.netion, 1/. 13s.—Shrews bury and Birmingham, 3M - Tean and Dove Yalley, 12s. 6d. dis. SHEFFIELD, MAX 15 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are- South Eastern, 40—Sheffield and Manche3ter, Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip, 2 is. 6m. p. —Grimsby and Sheffield, 3% uis. - Leeds and Dewsbury, 2% p.—North British, New, 11% —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 25. 6d. dis.—Nortlinmber land and Lancashire Junction, 18s. 6d. die.—North Western, 105. p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Bs. p.—Shetlield, -Buxton, Leek, rot aries, and Crewe, 13s. 6d. dis. YORK, MAY 15. STOCK Excnatfaz.—The sates are—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 14s. 6d. —Leicester and Bedford, 14s.—Malton and Driftleld Junction, 21. ss. 6d. —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31. 14s. 6d.—Newcastle and Berwick, 25% -Newcastle and Dar lington Extensions, 10 —North British, Carlisle Extension, 2/. I Is. —North Staffordshire, 6% North Western, 11. 14s. —West Riding Union, SY. —Yorkand North Midland, New (East and West Rid ing), 11% EDINBURGH, MAY 13, STOCK E X.O ANG E. The sales are --Banffshire, 18s. 6d.—Cale donian.e6d.—Carnwath and w s -11 ° 1re ' l e a —Direct ort Exte nsion,hier ,40 30.. 8. 6el. East Indian R ai l way, 16s.—East Lothian Central and Tyne V a ll e y J unct i on, 235. .t i N tn e o w n: al Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 255. 6d. --Edinburgh and North ern, 6/. 16s.—Ditto, Lochgelly, 21s.—Edinburgh and Peebles, 28s.— Forth and Clyde Junction, 325. 6d.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car, lisle, 435.--I thtsgow and Dundee Junction, 345. Inverness and Elgin, 20s. 61—North British, 30/. IN.—Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 495. 6d.—North Statfordshi , e, 71. 25.—North Wales Mineral, 15/.—South Midland, 86e. GLASGOW, MAY 14. I STOCK Excneyoz.-The sales are-Airdrie and Bathgate, 545.- Ayr and Galloway. 395.- British and Irish Union, 40s. 6d.-Cale donian Extension, 375. 6 c 1 .-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Exten sion, 338 . -Caledonian Direct Northern. 335.-East ludian Railway, 158 .-Edinburgh anti Peebles, 295. - Forth and Clyde Junction, 345. 6d.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 74%--Glasgow, Dumfries. and Carlisle, 42 5.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 395. 6d. - Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 235. 6d.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 275. 6d.- Great North of India, 4s. 9d, - Inverness and Elgin, 20s. 6d.-Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 365. - 3lanchester and Southampton, 455.-Perth and Inverness, 335.-Perth and Crieff, 32 5.-Scottish Southern, 365.-South Midland, 785.-South and Mid land Junction, 225. 6d. CAPTURfo. 4sl? A SELF-ACcUSED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROBBER, MUR DERER, &c. In 2 lie Sun some time since appeared an account of a young man, named Henry Norman, aged 27 years, clerk to Mr. W. Hoof, the extensive builder and railway con tractor at Kensington, having absconded, stealing and taking with him the sum of 57/, in gold and silver, the money of his employer. Also of his having sent a letter to Mr. Hoof, to Dr. Pallen, of Barnes, Surrey, at whose school he was educated, and also to another gentleman to whom he was known, accusing himself of having, " while in the Customs at Jamaica, before he was 21 years of age, robbed the revenue of thousands of pounds, and afterwards, while in the United States, having at New York robbed a pawnbroking and silversmith's store of money and property to the value of 1,0001., and committed numerous other crimes, not even hesitating at murder." In another part of his 16tter he distinctly stated that " he had committed more than 1,800 distinct robberies, and had been concerned in five murders, besides many other atrocities." At first, the confession was considered by many persons as the emanation of a fevered and excited brain; but from the inquiries which have since been instituted into the truth of the state ments contained in the letters, it has been found that Norman did at the time stated fill an important situation in the Customs at Kingston, Jamaica, which he eventually resigned, being at the time a defaulter to a large amount. On his return to England, he offe' ed as a reparation to lay open the villainous proceedings of others connected with the same department, and was for several days under examination by the Custom House authorities, but on his statements being submitted to the Attorney and Solicitor-General and other law offi cers of the Crown, it was found that they were so loose that no reliance could be placed on them, and he was suffered to go at large, his defalcations being paid by those whose duty it was to have more sti ictly overlooked n l m di n s c d preventedvered h at hhisis statement dishonest career. respecting It t has he also been rob bevy New York iscorri-ct, such a robbery time stated b y him, and a true bill h a s been ret urned against him t) t a jeweller'sh av g p a l t a c S e at the New Turk Sessions. Suspicions Lave also within the last two or three days since arisen that he was concerned in the murder and robbery committed about eight years since, at the premises of Mr. Ric hard Westwood, the watchmaker, in Princes -street, S,h which has ever since been env e l o p e d i n great myst ery.i' It is known that he was in England at that time, and it is believed that he was staying at the house of his father, who was at that time a respectable pawnbroker and Mr. silversmith in Princes- s t reet, a few doors fr om Westwood's ho use . E ver since his absconding, the police have been indefatigable in their endeavo urs to trace his ret reat , b ut w i thout e ff ect, until Friday last, when information was received by letter f rom L iverpool, that a youn g man answering , ely was to particular, the cdietsyc.ripAtionn officere Henry ,asiyNmoremdiaat, i d s isp in at c c u h s e t d od t y o in Liv th e a r t non% and the prisoner will be brought up to London forthwith. rvet /' DE eE HOF TH E LNCH CONSUL AT EDINBURGH. The evAller de Soi re , K n i g h t of the Legion of Ilcnour, died at 11 4 PO ill Iknatiftli-rm early la t f in ptwaat weok. . E ACi.;UNI ULATI EorDEPOSIT ASSURANCE . SYSTEM INTRODUCED BY THE CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The inestimable blessings which have been conferred by life assurance compsnies--the valuable periodic extensions of the principles of annuities and reversionary payments, which have been made by mathematicians of the highest order—and the consequent adaptation of the theory of contingencies to meet the requirements of society in all the intricate rela tions of purchase, sale, and investment, would seem to have closed the door against the possibility of any further ex tension. A perusal of the statement which has been drawn up by the directors of the City of London Life Assurance Society, explanatory of the new system of accumulative or deposit assurance introduced by them, and which we are confident we are hut• anticipating the wishes of those of our readers who are interested in the extension of jhe principle of life assurance, in inserting at length in our present number, will convince them that the accumulative or deposit plan of that society is eminently adapted to increase the usefulness of life assurance, and to make it subservient to the wants of those who have hitherto, from the peculiar feature of the usual system of life assurance, been deterred from resorting to it. The recommendations of the accumulative plan of the City of London Life Assurance Society, which are likely to obtain for it so large a share of popular favour, are that it combines the benefits of an assurance - on life with those of a deposit bank ; that for young healthy lives it offers ad vantages, on attaining the higher ages, incommensurably superior to those which can be obtained by the ordinary mode of assurance ; and that for the young tradesman or artisan, whose necessities or liabilities render him incompe tent to incur a fixed annual payment, in the shape of a pre mium, to secure an unvarying sum, which an office would guarantee to pay on th e f a il ure o f the life assured, it offers a mode of operation under which a policy can never become lapsed ; with other additi ona l a d vantages, clearly pointed out in te statement. We would particularly direct the attention of parents and guardians to the opportunity now afforded them, by the City of London Life Assurance Society, for making provision, either for the future wants of children, or, in the event of their premature death, for the repayment of all charges in• curred for their education and advancement. The superior advantages offer ed by the City of London Life Aisurance Society in other cases, might also be pro minently alluded to ; but the annexed statement will be found, on perusal, to contain so clear an exposition, and such convincing examples, of the value and importance of the principle of the Society's new system to the public generally, and of the easy manner in which it may be carried out, that each reader of it will not fail to be struck with that portion which may apply more especially to his own individual case. The tables adopted by the City of London Life Assurance Society having been prepared by Mr. Rainbow, to whose abilities as an actuary w e h are , on f ormer occasions, borne willing testi iiony, will be deemed a sufficient security for the safety of the peculiar plan of the Society, end the accuracy of the calculations upon which their tables have been founded. The system of accumulative assurance, while it renders life assurance available to a large number of persons who have been hitherto virtually excluded, offers such great and pecu liar benefits to parents, and all interested in the welfare of young persons, that the Directors of the City of London Life Assurance Society, in introducing it to the public as a new feature in the great principle of life assurance, more valuable and efficient than any which has of late years been suggested; feel called upon to offer some explanation of its principles and working, and to adduce some examples of its results. Under the ordinary mode of life assurance, as is well known, by the annual payment, during the whole existence of the life assured, of a fixed premium, proportionate to the age of the life at the commencement of the assurance, an unvarying capital sum is guaranteed to be paid by the office, whenever the life so assured shall fail. Thu-, a person at the age of s 0 may, by the annual payment of a premium of 201., ensure to his family the sum of about 1,0001. he benefit thus gained is the immediate creation of a definite capital in the event of death, however soon that event may follow the opening of the policy. By the new plan, the premium may be varied in amount each year, to suit the convenience of the party assured,* or after one, or any greater number of payments, it may alto gether cease, and not only will the assured not lose the - benefit of what he may have heretofore paid, bat be will be allowed, on giving due notice, to withdraw the whole, or any part of the amount so paid, together with the increased value which the policy may have acquired, by a participation in the profits of the company which, at every period of division, will be given in strict proportion to the then existing interest of the parties assured. Upon the first payment, a capital sum equivalent to the amount paid, according to the age of the life at the time of payment, is guaranteed on the failure of the life assured, and upon each succeeding payment, a further sum is in like manner guaranteed and added to the former ; and thus the assurance becomes, as its title imports, " accumulative." Taking, for example, the life before instanced, aged 20, pay ing a like premium of 201., the result would be as follows, viz.—on payment'of the first premium, he would be assured for during the second year, on renewing the pre mium, the amount would be in the third year in the fourth year in the fifth year and so on, increasing with each successive premium to the utmost limit of his term of life. The Accumulative Assu rance would be, at the end of twenty years £BB4 of thirty years of forty years of fifty years while, if at any time the premium should remain unpaid, the only consequence would be, that the sum now assured would remain unaltered, or the premiums paid would be returned; that is to say, if the premiums were discontinued at the end of twenty years, 8841., or forty years, 1,5001., would remain the sum assured, without any further call in either case for premium ; or should any circumstance arise to render a con tinuance of the policy unnecessary or undesirable, the whole of the premiums, without deduction, would be returned to the assured, together with the increase in value'before alluded to. The table adopted by the City of London Life Assurance Society, and of which an extract is appended to this paper, shows the amount which, at any age between seven and sixty, would be assured on payment of a single sum of 100 L, and from it may be ascertained the amount of the Accumulated Assurance of any given number of years, by merely adding together the amounts respectively set opposite in the table, to the age at which each payment may have been, or is to be made :—say, for example, that 1001. is paid 4t seven years of age, the sum immediat e ly assur ed is stated in the table to be 100/. at eight, the sum in the table is ...... 271 4 9 fAccutrui tted Assurance in eye year...£542 4 9 [OO/. at nine, the sum in the table is .... ..... 270 12 5 Accum nlated Assurance in two ye3r5....£812 17 2 and so on toties quoties, it being brrne in mind that the annual premiums need not be of one uniform amount, but may be v.tried, or altogether omitted, as before explained. Should the premium in, any year be greater or less than 1001. the sum assured by it will, of course, bear the same propor tion to the amount stated in the table as such premium may bear to 1001. The peculiar advantages offered by the " Accumulative" mode of assurance, will be found to be applicable to an ia finits variety of cases ; for instance, parents and guardians may make provis4m either for the future wants of children, or 'in the event ot their premature death, for the repayment . of all charges incurred for their education and advancement. Let a case be adduced in which it is determined by a parent, • to lay by 50/. per annum for the benefit of a child now ten years of age, aELd to expend 751. per annum on his education and entrance into life. By electing an Accumulative As. surance the case would stand thus :-501. is mtnediately deposited for the assurance, while the 75/. is devoted to the purposes of educ i vion. If death should occur in the first year, the Company would pay 134!. 18e. 3d., which would restore more than both premium and cost for education. On , the payment of the renewal premium -1 501., the sum as sur,:d would become 269/. Bs. 3d. in the event of death during the sect nd year, and thus with each -met &sive payment this SUM would commensurately increase, so that in the 3rd year it would be £4OO 9 6 4th 4th 6th 7th ••• 914 0 11 Bth • 1038 14 8 9th.. 10th llth 1403 16 5 showing that, in any interval from 10 to 21, there would have been the repayment, in the event of the child's death, of an amount exceeding the whole of the premiums and charges for education, and in the event of his living, the refunding of all the premiums paid as a capital wherewith to engage in bu siness, or the guarantee of an assuram e of more than 1,4004 either increasing with every succeeeding premium, or remain ing stationary should no such premium be paid. Again, by it a policy for any increa:ing• amount assured could be opened at an equable premium. payable either dur ing life, or for a limited term of years; and toe City of London Life Assur tnce Society, in conn.xion with this branch of their business, propose to graft such increasing assurances, either with or without permissim to withdraw the whole amount of premiums paid. And further, it frequently happens that it is desirable in the case of survivorship annuities and contingent reversions, to assure the opposite risk to that on which the annuity or reversion is dependent. By the accumulative plan, the successive premiums and ac cruing interest on the total outlay may be provided for is the cheapest and most perfect manner; while in all where a present annuity is payable as the pnrchase years, the deferred, either for a given life or for a termpf mode of assurance now suggested is the only one which can of the case. be made to meet accurately the requirements may be corn for one The accumulative principle of assurance healthy lives in par ticularmenced at any age, but to 't to be preterreby many 0 n that pa yment of an annual premunn of 100/. ac count alone to the ordinary sta will no idtocuffblscaauseproispect . 3 'of o ul d s n e u g o c f ::u ss l u ti r m an a c t e e . advantage, as will— a ot twenty on ,238 1 :923258 14 5 At 59 At 29 be assured for 1 At 4 3 9 9 54 At 69 8,583 1 5 At 79 while by the payment of the same amount of premium Oa the same life, upon the ordinary system, the amount insured from first to last will be 5 .2211. lOs. As this last application of the accumulative principle is of so much imp or t ance, the following further example showing the accumulated sum which will have been assured by the payment of 10/. per annum at various ages, commencing at seven up.to sixty years of age. may not be superfluous Age. Aci Age. ' Accumulated I Accumulated Accumulated Assurance. Age. e. Ag Assurance. Assurance. ------------ _____ _____---. X s. d. £ s. d. 7 27 2 9 20 362 1 0 45 866 7 9 8 54 410 25 477 14 5 50 946 0 9 9 81 4 9 30 585 17 2 Z , 5 1019 13 9 10 108 5 5 35 686 11 1 60 1087 19 0 15 238 17 2 .40 779 19 8 Accumlated Assurance at sixty £1,087 19 0 Ordinary Assurance, from first to last 584 0 0 It is not attempted to be denied, that, to the creditor who de sires to secure his debt ; to the assurer whose arrangements re quire the immediate creation ofan unvarying sum in the event of death ; arid to thdse who, assuring late in life, have already arrived at the maximum of their responsibilities, the ordi nary method of assurance presents obvious advantages ; but it is submitted that to young and, healthy lives, and to per sons who, from uncertainty as to their means of continuing through life the payment of afized annual premium, have been hitherto virtually excluded from the benefits of life assurance, there can be no plan presented so extensively be neficial as the one now proposed. Before their responsit a 7 lities commence, or their means fail, they are able to secureu noil press an increasing fund, and as their engagements * No renewal of the usual urtitleate of health will be requir ed ' unless it is proposed to increase the amount of premium beyond that of the previous year. t With a proportionate char© of profits on mob periodical divisicall E SUN, - LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1846.