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Now ready, in 2 vols., with Portraits, 21s. bound, LETTERS OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. Now FIRST COLLECTED, from the Originals in Royal Archives, and from other authentic sources, private as well as public. Edited, with an Historical Introduction and Notes, By J. 0. HALLIWELL, Esq., F R.S., 86e. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MES ON D, SMALE, AND LASiOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Pubic Sales of Railway Shares, &c., tate place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all fikvours, contenting instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. Al! Scrip and Share Certificates mint be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and advices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale, Ind the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hail of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Madame GRISI has the honour to acquaint the Nobility, Sub scribers, and the rublic, that her BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 14. When will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled, I LOMBARDI : AL LA PRI ItA C ROC IA rA. With new scenery, dresses, &c. ; the scenery by Mr. Marshall. Griselda, Madame Grlsi; Sofia, Madame Bella! ; Vie:lll3a, Mille. Corbari; Oronte, Signor Mario ; Arvino, Signor Corelli ; Pirro, Sig. Botelll ; Acciano, Sig. GMbilei ; Pagano, Sig. Fornasari. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which will appear Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, Lucile Grahn, Moucele,t, Cassan, De- Melisse ; MM. St. Leon and M. Perrot. After which (for this occaizion only), Gnecco's Opera Buffs, LA PROVA D'UN OPERA SERIA. Campanone, Signor Lablache ; Fedrico, Signor Corelli • Griletto, Signor F. L a blache ; Violaute, Madame Benin' ; Coring', Madame Grlsi. To conclude with the admired Ballet of ONDINE. Ondine, Mdlle. Cerito ; 3lattzo, M. Perrot ; Giannina, Mdlle. Louise Taglionl. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tick to to be made at the box office, Opera Colonnade. Door s open at gbven, the Opera to com mence at half-past Seven o'clock. lIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, en titl e d , N I N 0, Mans, Signor Fornasari ; Idaspe, Signor Corelli; Orotasphe, Signor Botelll ; Fenena. Mdlle. Corbari ; Abigail, Mdlle. Sanchioli. To conclude with the grand Ballet, by M. Deshayes, re-arranged In Three Tableaux, by M. Perrot, the Music by M. Costa, entitled ALMA ; ou, LA FILLE DE F'EU. Perephite. M. Perrot ; Balfegor, M. Gosselin ; Eint.zor, M. St. Leon ; Alma, Mdlle. Cerito. lii which will be introduced the admired Pas de Fascination (composed by !I. Perrot), by 31esdiles. Cerito, De melisse, Moncelet, Cassan, and M. Perrot ; the celebrated Pas de Trois, by Madlle. Cent°, M. St. Leon, assisted by Mellle. Demelisse ; also, a Pas de Trois, by Madlle. L. Taglioni, supported by 3ldlles. Demelisse and Moncelet (composed by M. Gosselin). Verdi's celebrated Opera, "I Lombardi ella prima Crociata," will be produced on Tuesday next, May 12. THEATRE ROYAL. DRURY-LANE. TtSVENIN Will be performed a New Opera , entitled THE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. liar rson, Borrani, Ilorneastle, S. Jones, Weiss, htretton, D. W. Ring, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. Between the first and second Acts of the Opera, will be intro duced Les Pas des Fleurs, by thirty-six of the celebrated Danseuses ; and between the second and third Acts, twenty-four Danseuses Viennoises will execute the famous Pas llongrois. After which, the cerebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Duke of Silesia, M. Mathis; 'Marion, Mr. W. 11. Payne ; Prince of Cour land, Mr. Bowen ; Wilfrid. M. Adrien; Giselle, Sall; Mirtha, nine. ; Princess Dathtlde, Mdlle. St. Lcuin ; Bertha, Mrs. Payne; Principal Willis. - Mesdames Ade!c and Giubilei. in the course of t'l , c Ballet will be introduced Le Pas Oriental, by forty.e!ght of the Pupils of Madame Weiss. THY.ATRZ ROYAL, HAYMAIIT, THI EVENING win be performed THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE, Lord Ogleby, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir John Melville, Mr. Brindal ; Brush, Mr. Hudson ; Canton, Mr. J. Bland; Fanny Sterling, Miss Julia Ben nett ; Miss Sterling, Miss P. Horton ; Mrs. Heidelberg, Mrs. Glover ; Betty, Mrs. Ilumby. The Band will perlbrm the Overture. "Edourdo e Christine," the Fantasie, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," " Antoinette," Cellazins Waltz ; tha "Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka." To be succeeded an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. Sir Charles Lavender, Mr. Mowe ; Paddy Ryan. 3.r. Hudson, Alderman Marrowfat, Mr. Tilbu;T ; Ililbury, Mr. T. F. Mathews ; Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. After which, an experiment will be tried upon TIE BIRDS OF ARISTOPHASES : on which occasion they will be presented to tle public with new _Name., new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F. .latbews, and Miss PHorton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING ----- Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED! After which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by M esars. F. Matthews, F. Yining, Wigan, Did€lear, and Kee'ey ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Mrs. I: eeley. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St riling And hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CCEUIt DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley (her first appearance), Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Me. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. TUEATkF. ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a popular Corn ly, entitled EXCITANCIE NO ItORBEItY ; or, Who's to Father Me ? Sam Swipes, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Swipes, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Miss .fleirose, Miss Chaplin , Laly Cranberry, Miss Voolgar. After which a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CA lIIBERIVELL ? Chesterfield lloneybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. floneybun, Miss Emma [larding. _ _ _ _ To be followed by the Burleique, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters by Misses Woolgar, Emma Harding', Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor ; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Mrm'ard, Mr. Mitchenson, &c. To conclude with a Farce, entitled THE UNFINISHED GEN TLEMAN, Bill Downey, Mr. Wright; Louisa Bloomfield, Miss M. Taylor ; Mary Chintz, Miss Woolgar. PULNCESS'S THEATEE, OXFORD-STMEET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan's Play of PIZARRO, with the orig'nal Music. Rolla, Mr. Wallack ; Alonzo, Mr. Murray ; Orozembo, Mr. Cooper ; Pizarro, Mr. Ryder ; High Priest, Mr. Leffler ; Mrs. Ternan ; Cora. Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Messrs. Gilbert, Marshall, and Fleamore ; Miss Bailin and Miss Marshall will appear. To conclude with a New Drama, entitled ERNESTINE. The principal characters supported by Messrs. Cooper, Wallack, Leigh Murray; Mrs. Stirling, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITILF—ATZE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial patronage of her most gracious Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal. Triumphant career of Mr. Leman Rede's New Equestrian Spectacle of " The Arab and his Steed," aided by the Double Stud, ifeaufful Scenery, Original Effects, &c. Second Week of the Domeltic Equestrian Afterpiece, entitled, " The Poot-Boy of St. Anztle : or, The Cornish Wreckers." THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of THE ARAB AND HIS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. Extire Change in the Scenes of the Circle, and mAgnificent Feats of the Hippodrome, by the Fereign and British Professors. To conclude with the favourite ,Jrama of the ROST BOY OF ST. RUSTLE ; or, The Cornish Wreckers. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA TiIEATV.E. Triumphant Success! Repetition of " The Bride's Journey." TATS EVENLY( Will be pellormed a New Drama, entitled JARVIS, THE HONEST MAN or, a Ta'e of the Times of Judge Jefferies. Characters by Messrs. Fredericks, Sear.e, Burton, Tindell ; Miss l'incert, anti Mls's Jrffrpoa. After which (by desire), THE B/LIDE' , 4 JOURNEY ; or, the Seven Escapes of Adelaide of is resden. In which Miss Vincent will perform. To conclude with an Ori,• - inal Drama, called THE DOOM OF GUILT : or, The Norman Tiger. Supported by the entire strength of the Victoria Company. NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE CHANGE.—NOVELTIES AND 3I.LGIC EFFECTS. " La gaiete e t la sane clel'ame, La tristesse en est le po!son." 111(S EVENING M. PIIILLIT'PE begs len - a to announce that, in consequence of the Triumphant Sueeels that has attended its EASTER ENTER.- TAT -11.RNTS, they will to repeated every Wedneslay and Sa turiay Morning. and every Evening until further notice. M. PIIILLIPPE wilt commute. tha Entertainment by T4htlut.: Two liuntlred and Fifty Wax (!fm!.les by a single Pistol Shot! This unique and brilliant E.nertment was criginal!y performed by vions. Phiil'ppe for upward.> of 700 comiecut ve nights in Parts. M. Philippe w iii also hava the honour of 7 introducing, MS GRANDMOTHER'S CAP, with apt its laughalYe and tapiti Trans- Ornritions. The Enterta;nrnepts will be vir!cd by the Daneln.; of the arid the Olympic Gambols of the AME RICAN BPOTIIER,4. The Morning Perlormance will commence at Two o'clock ; the Ever.lng at a y:: inter to Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery, 6d. ; Private Boxes, 11. Is., and 10s. Cd. THE WEATHEE.—Sus OFFICE, MAY 8. MEUMOMETE3, Lowest, 49; Highest, 66; Noon, 63. BAROMETER, 29 95.—WIND W.; fine. EIGII WATER AT LONDON-hRIPOr THIS DAY. btorninx, .. 24 minutes are? 12. I Evening .. 45 rainntes afts' 12, 4"Virp T7* -kw) , I • \ kkii? r •- • • iftritinft ATIL LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1846. The Lords met at Five o'clock. Various petitions were presented, and many of the Bills on the table were forwarded a stage. The discussion on the Charitable Trusts Bill was axed for Thursday next. Their Lordships adjourned before Six o'clock. The SPEAKER took - the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. HUDSON moved the insertion of the clause of which he had given notice, in ail railway Bills of the present session, by which new companies were to be incorporated. Sir G. CLERK' opposed the motion, Mr. LABOUCHEHE thought the Hon. Member had better introduce a Bill himself on the subject, or engraft this clause in Lord DALHOUSIei Bill. Mr. HUDSON withdrew his motion. On the motion for the consideration of the report on the Corn Importation Bill, Sir C. ButtuELL rose to nddress the House. He thought thz present corn-law had hitherto worked so well, that it was impolitic to interfere with it. Colonel VERNER oppo=eil the measure, believing it _to be an e:tp , .s.riment that would shake the whole financial system of the country. Sir W. JOLLIFFE considered the measure unjust and impo litic, and he should, therefore, give it his decided opposition• Mr. BANKES rnaintnined that the distress in Ireland was much greater in 1822 than it was at the present moment, and contended that unfair arguments had been advanced for the repeal of the corn-laws, founded noon gross ex aggeration. The Earl of LINCOLN denied that the Government were guilty of the least exaggeration in the statements which they made to the House with respect to the great distress which existed in Ireland. Mr. FLOYER denied that the rate of wages in Dorset was so low as they had been represented. Mr. STAFFORD O'BitteN corroborated the statements of the Earl of LINCOLN, and bore witness to the strenuous exer tions of his Noble Friend the Earl of LINcoLN, who had alleviated, in a great degree, the distresses of the people in Ireland. Mr. LsFaOT denied that distress was general, and read several letters from, Irish landed proprietors to the same effect. Mr. BORTERVICK impugned the conduct of the Prime Minister in deserting his party, and contended that the French Government would never adopt the principle of free trade. Mr. HENLEY would give the measure his most decided opposition in every stage. After a smart personal altercation between Mr. ROEBUCK and Mr. DISRAEII, Mr. S. HERBERT addressed the House in favour of the measure. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK spoke at some length ; after which strangers were ordered to withdraw, bat no division took place, the report being agreed to without it. The report was then received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. The Senate of the United States, after nine weeks of tedious discussion, have at last brought their deliberations on the Oregon question to a close, and adopted a resolution as mild and inoffensive, and, indeed, friendly, towards England, as the most sincere advocates of peace in both countries could desire. With a few exceptions, at least as far as our attention has been directed to the long speeches, the language throughout was conciliatory and prudent. It displayed but little of the animo sity which distinguished the harangues in the House of Representatives. The speakers in general showed that they were practical men, and resolved to follow a safe and peaceable line of conduct, in spite of the fiery denunciations of the mob orators and the no less fiery and warlike mes sages of the President. The resolution, adopted by a majo rity of 40 to 14, is extremely short, and runs thus :—"Re solved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress as sembled, that the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorised, at his discretion, to give to the British Government the notice required by its said second article, for the abrogation of the convention of the 6th of August, 1827." The preamble to this resolution, however, displays more distinctly the sentiments entertained by the Senate, and these sentiments, we are bound to say, leave no doubt as to the honourable motives of that legislative body. England, as well as the United State•, had the right to give notice of the termination of joint occupation. This is a matter regulated by treaty, and either party, therefore, could adopt such a course without incurring the slightest blame. The resolution and preamble adopted by the Lower House showed a spirit entirely different from that of the Senate; they were all imbued with warlike insinuations — they partook more of the bullying character of a decision adopted by an excited multitude, and led to the belief that the parties sanctioned the notice, not so much with a view to bring the disputed question to a fairand honourable settle ment, as to excite a war between the two countries, unless America obtained, as the President says is her right, the .‘ whole of Oregon." How different the language of the Senate, as seen in the two following paragraphs of the preamble : " And whereas it has now become desirable that the respective claims of the United States and Great Britain should be definitively settled; and that the said territory may no longer than need be remain subject to- the evil consequences of the divided allegiance of its Ame rican and British population, and of the confusion and conflict of na tional Jurisdictions, dangerous to the cherished peace and good un derstanding of the two countries ; With a view, therefore, that steps be taken for the abrogation of the said convention of the 6th of August, 1827, in the mode prescribed in its seconi article, and that the attention of the Governments of both countries may be the more earnestly and immediately directed to renewed efforts for the amicable settlement of all their differences ad disputes in respect to the said territory—" Then follows the resolution which we have already given. We only regret that any discretion whatever is left to the Pre sident, for thabitter animosity which he has displayed towards England, we fear, will only make him use it for mischievous purposes, taking for granted that the House of Representa tives adopts the resolution of the Upper House. Possibly they will not, and the whole affair as regards notice will therefore fail to the ground. But a crisis has now arrived which absolutely prohibits farther delay. The people on both sides of the Atlantic are bent on a final settlement, or its alternative—the American Government is encouraging emigration to Oregon, in order to outnumber the British settlers in that quarter, and when such a consummation takes place a collision would become inevitable. It is the bounden duty of both Governments to prevent such an unhappy result. Mr. CnITCENDEN'S remarks on that point deserve the most sericus attention. " Postponement," said he, " only in creased the difficulties of settlement, and made the end worse than the beginning. He feared that if the notice were longer delayed collisions weuld ensue from it. If the ques tion could not be settled before the next meeting of Congress he greatly feared that there would be a confict among the people of Oregon themselves. Confusion and anarchy would be the only results of delay." Should the President, who delights in mischief, therefore, refuse to give the notice, it may become necessary on the part of the British Government to adopt a resolution to that effect, in ordar to bring the question to a speedy-issue. Preparations are evidently made by our Govern ment for the worst, and it is not fair that the people of the United Kingdom should be put to great expense, and, at the same time, kept in a state of uncertainty, as well as intense anxiety, till it shall please such a reckless man as Mr. POLK to take a decided course. That he will not do before he has made preparations for war. Is it right thst England should look on idly till it shall please the President and his coad jutors in the West to begin the game? On Tuesday we alluded to the unsettled state of the law respecting the liability of pro , ;isional committeemen, and the allottees of shares, and urged the necessity of a speedy decision being arrived at in the two important cases of WOOLMER V. TOBY and WM.STAB V. SPOTTISWOODE. Al ready hundreds of actions have actually been commenced, and thousands more are threatened, which it is to be hoped the directors will not be so mad as to proceed with until judgment is pronounced, which will enable all parties to form a sound opinion with respect to their rights and liabilities. Should the Court by their decision affirm the responsibility of allottees, in a very short time the great majority will be found ready to come forward and to pay the proportion of the expenses chargeable against them, and thus a fund will be realised, by general contribution, for the payment of the debts of the companies. This payment will not be expedited by actions being instituted while the law is doubtful as to the result. Englishmen are not easily frightened, or bullied into making payments to which they do not consider themselves responsible ; they will view the proceedings com menced with such unseemly haste as affording the strongest evidence that the parties are conscious of the weakness of their cause; defences will be taken; heavy costs incurred, which must lessen the probability of payment, by increasing enormously the amount of the demand. There will always be cost: as between solicitor and client exceeding that which can be recovered from the of posite party, which will, in the most favourable result, occasion a verb heavy expense to the company, and, in many cases, where the amount of the verdict, or costs, cannot be reco vered, they will still be responsible to their attorney for their own costs, exceeding many times the amount of the claim. In the vast majority of cases the letters of applica tion were addressed to the provisional committee, exceed ing, perhaps, one hundred in number. Every one of those committeemen must be joined as plaintiffs, as in the event • of the proper parties not being before the court, the action must fail. We do think that there will be some difficulty in procuring the assent of all to permit their names to be used where a heavy liability in the shape of costs may be, incurred, which may eventually prove to be more formidable and harder to be evaded than those which at present affect them. Besides, the creditors of the companies will be enabled to select their victim from amongst the goodly number of the plaintiffs. By the fiction of law, they are supposed to be present in court, and in such a case a substitution of services would very probably be granted, so that a continental residence would not yield the protection it now affords. Should they succeed in obtaining a verdict for the full amount of the deposit, they musto whole,well know less tthhaet proportion r t h a ve .t he to refund expenses fairly incurred; the , r a e s ca l : t t t h e er c e , f , oLe t be f no object at present in s b u e in o g bta te ed el , lo w tt h e i e l 9 e, on the other hand, success ' no good would n o i n s 4 the c result be different, and the former case of Yocx 2 con firmed by the courts, the consequences must be . fe K ar7t i t ' l Y * extreme, as every one of those parties would be collectively and individually subject to the payment of the full costs on both sides. at think iul S nai c k:y m s e otwh. a s i liy s ei c hwa r ntocytuahl groundstal nt, stillotes be be en ohr t f h eelil c i deet relied en b s copen t o h nw e asoti a bu 1 111 l eda o wi t bn t ,e e e e s cia u in openshould echeadesromccanepe liot y yn think there is a single one of the companies which expired w ithout coming before Parliament which wou ld s t an d the ordeal of a court of equity. Besides, the difficulties of work ing such a cause with so large a number of parties would be nearly insuperable, so that very little probability exists of the allottees being compelled to pay through the interven tion of the Court of Chancery. If, in order to avoid the sad alternative of bankruptcy or insolvency, the person against whom a verdict bas been ob tained should pay the entire amount, he can only proceed against his brother committeemen to recover back a portion of the money so paid, by a bill in Chancery:, for a contribu tion, and he can only recover from each the proportion of the amount which would fall on him if every one had paid; thus, if there were one hundred committeemen, each could only be called on to pay the one-hundredth part of the sum paid by the plaintiff, who would thus lose the contribution, which should be borne by the defaulters, and there is little doubt that they would be numerous. Thera would be many other inconveniences in this course sufficient to deter many from venturing thereon ; and to prove the remedy—a very inadequate one for the mischief—the person paying, on re turning to his home, would therefore suffer far more than those who are able to remain away. And many will not venture home, although their prospects may be ruined by the delay. What course then can be adopted by which safety can be secured, or, at least, the parties can ascertain a given sump which shall be the outside, for which they shall be called on ? We cannot conceive any, but a voluntary contribution On the part of the directors and provisional committee men, by which a fund may be raised sufficient to pay off the debts, and this should at once be done, in order to put au end to the further accumulation of costs. Any sums which may hereafter be obtained could be divided amongst those who now advanced money; the demands would be materially abated when it was known that there was cash in hand ready for their liquidation. Every expenditure might be scrutinised n the strictest manner, and nothing paid which was not justly and bond fife Cue. It is in such a course alone that there can be any safety for the provisional committeemen ; and each person should at once inform the solicitor and secretary of the company to which he belongs, that he will not consent to have his name used for the purpose of suing the allottees until final judgment shall be pronounced in WOCI.MER TOBY ; and also that he is willing to contribute to a fund for the purpose of paying off the debts affectirg the company. The sum to be paid by each, in the first in stance, could easily be settled ; a fair estimate may be formed of the amount required and the number of persons who will be ready to contribute to it. Should any sum after wards be recovered from the allottees, or the other com mitteemen who have sought safety in flight, it can be divided amongst the parties fairly entitled to it. By this means, all rash and hasty steps by which the responsibility can be increased will be avoided, and although the loss may be heavy in many instances, still there will be a terminus beyond which it cannot go, and which will be far preferable to the present state of doubt and uncertainty in which they are involved. Notwithstanding a mass of evidence sufficient to satisfy the most leaden-headed disbaliever that an almost unparalleled scarcity of provisions had been imposed by an omniscient PROVIDENCE on Ireland, the Protectionists have still pos sessed the audacity -to jeer at the visitation as a shib boleth. While accounts were reaching this country inces santly that mobs of Irish peasantry, reduced by priva tion to a most ghastly spectacle of emaciation, were visible in certain villages, the pampered representatives of agricultural monopoly ret«ined sufficient presumption, cruelty, and hardihood, to christen such rumours as mere indications of a " Government panic." For the con tinuance of a most contumacious opposition, for the bolster ing up of a most decrepid cause, these Honourable Gentle men retrained not from misdoubting the genuineness of a famine cry, and endeavoured to stigmatise as hypocritical, the voice of national lamentation. Parliamentary returns stared Lord G. BENTIRCK in the face, and yet, nevertheless, this newly-enlisted legislator, attempted with con summate nonchalance to disprove the existence of any scarcity whatever in Ireland. While the intelligence had scarcely subsided of the attacks made by a destitute rabble upon provision stores situated in different quarters•of that kingdom, his Lordship spurned, as ridiculous, the no tion that food was difficult of being obtained. The whole mass of Dublin and provincial newspapers were altogether unworthy of credit; the local magistracy, who in numerous instances had interfered to allay the sufferings of the popu lace in their vicinity, were equally labouring under n delu sion; the various medical officers who had again and again given their opinion that divers malignant epidemics were fostered by the insufficiency, or the poisonous qualities, of the provisions, were incompetent to express any dispassionate ideas upon the subject. Everything of a similar nature was chimerical, and everybody leagued to gether in a conspiracy to frighten Parliament into some obnoxious concessions as to the abolition of the corn- laws. Such was the very probable version of Irish intelligence promulgated within the Commcns House of Parliament, and such are the very credible things we are called upon to believe by the minority squad of Protectionists. We were not to consider the outcry of many hundred witnesses, of men who had wandered among this attenuated people, but we were to place implicit reliance upon-the impossible statistics of Lord GEORGE BEN TIME, which went very barely short of attempting the de monstration that black was white, namely, by endeavouring to argue that what a multitude of eye-witnesses were unani mous in calling " starvation" was virtually nothing more nor less than "repletion." Never was subterfuge more wanton, never was one assumed with more inef fable hardihood. Yet, notwithstanding this, Sir Ro- EERT PEEL condescended to refute statement after state ment, and to expose fallacy after fallacy. In that there was nothing remarkable, for the refutation was easy enough; but there was something really fa markable in the condescension which the Premier thereby displayed. We are desirous of avoiding anything like a repetition of facts already an nounczcl by ourselves; our readers are unhappily familiarised long since with those wretched occurrences which have, from time to time, elucidated the existence of scarcity in Ireland, and consequently we shall sedulously abstain frcm reverting to circumstances already within their knoxledge. It may not, however, be altogether irrelevant to the extra otdinary declarations of the Country Party, as they gro tesquely style themselves, to state that prices of all kinds are slid maintained, and that potatoes are now more scarce than they were daring the preceding month; and this, be it especially remembered, notwithstanding the large quantities of foreign provisions importetl through the instrumentality of Government I That is the veritable con dition of Ireland at this present moment, according to autho rities infinitely more competent to describe the appearance of that country than Lord GEORGE BENTENCE or all his valorous adherents. Although we generally coincide in the aphorism implied in Mrs. Malaprop's opinion that " com parisons are oderous," we cannot refrain from placing the Relief Committees and the Protectionist Mem- hers in juxta-position—men striving earnestly for the alle viation of acute misery, and men throwing ridicule upon the sufferers. Such, indeed, we might say, without profanity is the real presentation of the stone and the loaf to the hungry. But the declarations hitherto, and at present ut tered, respecting the scarcity of nutriment in Ireland, have unexpectedly received the corroboration of the Lord Chan cellor of that kingdom, namely, by an important order issued by him on May 5, 1846, bearing reference to the relief of the destitute upon estates under the Court of Chancery. If some unusual mendicancy did not exist upon such estates, why should Lord Chancellor Suoniu resort to this extra ordinary mode of interference in a matter so peculiarly delicate? And is not the very publication of this order tantamsunt to an injunction from the High Court of Chan- eery, upon all guardians to such estates, to stay the on ward march of famine by their donations? Is it not a most solemn official guarantee that starvation does brood in all quarters of the island ? Every rational man, every dispassionate man, every conscientiously just man, would answer in the affirmative. What, again, are the views upon this subject as expressed by an assistant-barrister of Tipperary, when addressing the Thurles grand jury only this very day week, Friday, the Ist instant? Why, he ab solutely congratulates the district upon the subordination of its inhabitants; and he utters the congratulation because, says he, "It is unfortunately so apparent that a great scarcity of food at present exists, that is rot available to the people, and is so diseased as to be insufficient and unable to support life ! " So far, therefore, is the population in Ireland from being blessed even with an ordinary proportion of nourish ment, that it becomes matter of astonishment to an assistant-barrister, while addressing a grand jury, that the people of a given district have bad self control enough to pine with extreme destitution, and yet remain subservient to the judicature. Again,—The Cork Reporter of Tuesday declares that "the wants of the po•;rer classes are already become so pressing, that during the greater part of this morning the Mayor's residence was surrounded by men and women, cla morous for food or employment." Nevertheless, the Pro tectionists would insist upon the fact of these rumoured mi series being altogether fallacious—" end yet they are all, all honourable men." Surely, with so many incontrovertible facts' all conspiring to testify the reality of this scarcity in Ireland, such conduct as that pertinaciously adopted by the so-called supporters of the agricultural interest, becomes nothing less than actual cruelty—it is like endeavouring to snatch the rope from a drowning wretch. Unless these Pretectionists are desirous of becoming the object of repro bation as weal as the laughing-stock both of the House and of the country, they will forthwith terminate their present system of opposition. It is one thing to advance a principle —but it is another to stand between a starving multitude and their salvation.. Two persons named PETER and JOHN BUHLMANN, who belong to the corps franc, have been arrested at Lucerne, by orders of the Government, charged with firing at General DE SONNENBERG. They deny the chsrge, and, as we have before stated, it is very doubtful whether the General was fired at at all, as it is suspected that the affair is "got up" by the Government to bring their opponents into discredit. We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday. The old controversy between Le lloi reline et ne gourerne pas, and Le Rci refine et gourerne, has been revived by the Journal des Debats and the Constitutionnel, and from an argument about principles, the controversy has, as might have been expected, degenerated into a personal altercation between M. GUIZOT and M. TRIERS, to the infinite delight of the Republicans and Royalists, who see that nothing is so likely to serve their cause as the continuance of this mise- rable personal squabble between the most talented supporters of the constitutional throne. The treaty of Lahore is also the subject of comment in most of these papers. The Na tional, the Presse, the Quotidienne, as might have been ex pected, rail in good set terms at " the vast and craving appe tite of England." The Constitutionnel is snore just, and merely observes that Lahore pays dearly for her defeat, while, at the same time, a compliment is paid to England for the "energy and cleverness" with which she is "extending and consolidating" her pox: er in India. The grand review at Vincennes, in honour of InaAmu PACHA'S visit, took place on Tuesday, and went off with great éclat. iecs in w e e c r .i e nm p e e i rformed on Tuesday in several commemoration of the anniversary of the chapel of the Inva lides.Funeral sery infirmities izz oc , e G asion. churches in Paris, 7:;ti AN c liose health NAPOLEONS death, particularly n All the old soldiers wh their moving, were pre=ent on this did not prevent PETIT rerlaced Marshal the Duke D.* General did not permit him to leave his hed. The accom panied the Princess MATHILDE (married to thiele; erial household. DEMIDOFF), who had come to join her prayers to those autograph letter to of the old companions of her uncle. Amongst other es present were observed General GOINIGAIID and the Marquis Persons p fo n rm m e m rl p y E a b tt a a a ch w e r d itt to eu th a e n lmp DE K C i ItA ng M L A O Y u z: Sir R. PEEL, thanking him for the manner in which he proposed his MAJESTY'S health at the Lord Mayor's banquet. The Funds declined on the Paris Bourse on Wednesday, the TILE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 0, 1846 6th, hi consequence of a report that unfavourable news had been received from America. The Three per Cents. were 841. c the Five per Cents, 1201. 30e. ; Spanish Domestic Debt, 31%. The following are the quotations in raihvay shares.— Orleans 1,257 f. 50c. ; Rouen. 1,0451. ; Havre, 7621. ' • Vierzon, 622 f. 50c.; Boulogne, 5121. 50c. • Bordeaux, 633 f. 75c. ; Northern, 768 f. 75c. ; Paris and Strasburg, ;17f. 50c. ; Tours and Nantes, 542 f. 50c. ' • Paris and Lyons, 5751. 50c. ; Lyons and Avignon, Definitives, 5321. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette, Deflnitives, 515 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 7. Boulogne and Amiens,l23—Central of Spain, 1 L--Dutch Rhenish, 4%—East Indian, 3 4—Orleans and Vierzon, 17—Orleans and Bor deaux, WA—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 7%—Paris and Stras bourg Constituted, s%—Tours and Natttes Constituted, 6%. Madrid papers of the 30th have been received. The Ga zette publishes the dispatches of Vitr.r.ALorroa, the Captain- General of Galicia, announcing the surrender of Vigo, Lugo, and Pontevedra, and the complete suppression of the insurrec tion. M. ISTVRITZ seems to be treading in the footsteps of NARVAEZ, as far as proceedings against the press are con cerned. He ordered the Espanol of the 29th to be seized, becluse it contained an article blaming the lawless and sanguinary wholesale executions of the Galician prisoners, and recommending a more merci ful treatment of those unfortunate persons. While Santiago was in possession of the insurgents, the Junta published an official paper, entitled the Rerolucion. The first number, which was published on the 16th of April, contained a decree, signed by the President, Den Pio RODRIGUEZ TERSAZO, de claring all the acts of the Government of Madrid to be null and void, abolishing various taxes, diminishing the period of service for all soldiers embracing the cause of the Junta, and declaring traitors all who should directly or indirectly oppose the revolutionary movement. The same journal an nounced that the Junta was daily expecting 20,000 muskets from England. Three per Cents , AMERICAN NEWS. THE OREGON QUESTION. THE NOTICE. We have received, via Havre, most important advices from Washington, to the 16th ult. inclusive. They brirg the re sult of the debate in the Senate upon the Oregon questit.n. WASHINGTON CITY (UNITED STATES), MONDAY, APraL 13, 1846. In the Senate this morning there was a conversational de bate between Mr. Aller, Mr. CI ittenden, Mr. Morehead, Mr. Clayton, and others, which resulted in an understanding (in formally) that the vote on the resolutions respecting the twelve months' notice to terminate the joint convention rela tive to the Oregon territory should be taken on Thursday. Mr. lluntington, of Connecticut, addressed the Senate to-day at length in favour of a settlement of the Oregon controversy by a compromise on the 49th degree. A message was also received from the President, in reply to Mr. Clayton's resolution of inquiry, which stated that no furtinr correspondence on the subject of Oregon had passed between the Governments of the United States and Great Britain since the 4th of February (the arbitration correspondence). . . TUESDAY, ,Aran. 14. Mr. Westcott, of Florida, addressed the Senate in support of the title of the United States up to 54 deg. 40 min., but in opposition to notice, which, he believed, if it did not bring on a war immediately, would at the expiration of twelve months; and as the United States were not prepared for war, he should vote against the notice in all its shapes and forms. Mr. M'Duffie, of South Carolina, said a few words by way of addenda to Mr. Westcott's speech, as that gentle man had attempted by appealing to " Hansard" to show that Great Britain had admitted the ti le of Spain to the territory in dispute. Mr. M'Duffie showed, by quotations from the following page of the same volume froni — wirgr Mr. Westcett has been quoting, that Great Britain had al ways denied the righ:, of Spain to exclusive jurisdiction in Oregon. WED*ESDAY, APRIL 15.—Mr. Samuel Houston, of Texas, addressed the Senate today in a speech in favour of the American title to 54 degrees 40, and advocating the "naked notice" as it is called, or a simple resolution giving the no tice without preamble or qualification cf any kind. Ile in in the course of his speech, however, that a treaty which settled the matter on the 49th degree would receive his vote. THURSDAY, APRIL 16.—The Senate Chamber and gal leries were very much crowded this morning by persons anxious to see and hear the closing scenes of this long pro tracted debate, which has extended over nine weeks, and also to see to what results it would lead. Mr. Ciittendcu, of Kentucky, led off in a very able and elequent speech, in support of the preamble and resolutions which he had offered, authorising the President to give the notice at his discretion. Mr. Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland, moved the adoption, as a substitute, of the following preamble and resolution, which is the same as that offered by Mr. Crittenden, with the insertion of the word " amicable' before the word " set tlement" at the conclusion of the preamble, and the omission of the following proviso at the end of the resolution :—" Pro vided, however, that in order to afford ampler time and op portunity for the amicable settlement and adjustment of all their differences and disputes in respect to the said territory, said notice ought not to be, given until after the close of the present session of Congress." "'W hereas, by the convention concluded the 20th day of October, 1818, between the United States of America and the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, fur the period of ten years, and afterwards indefinitely extended and continued in force by another convention of the same parties concluded the 6th day of August, in the year of our Lord 1827, it was agreed that any country that may be claimed by either party on the north-west coast of America westward of the Stony or Rocky Mountains, now commonly called the Oregon territory, should, together with its harbours, bays , and creeks, and the navigation of all ri vers within the same, be 'free and open' to the vessels, citi zens, and subjects of the two powers, but without prejudice to clairn which either of th e parties might have to any part oyf the said country ; and w ith thi s f urt h er prov i s i on, i n an the second article of the said convention of the 6th of August, 1827, that either party might abrogate and annul said con vention on giving due notice of twelve months to the other contracting party. " And whereas it has now become desirable that the re spective claims of the United States and Great Britain should be definitely settled, and that said territory may no longer than need be remain subject to the evil consequences of the divided allegiance of its American and British population, and of the confusion and conflict of national jurisdictions, dangerous to the cherished peace and good understanding of the two countries: ." With a view, therefore, that steps be taken for the abro gation of the said convention of the 6th of August, 1827, in the mode prescribed m its second article, and that the at tention of the Governments of both countries may be the more earnestly and immediately directed to renewed efforts for the amicable settlement of their differences and disputes in respect to the said territory; "1. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby authorised; at his discretion, to give to the British Govern ment the notice required by its said article for the abrogation of the 6th of August, 1827." Mr. Allen moved to amend this substitute by striking out the second and third paragraphs of the preamble, and in serting an extract from the President's Message, commencing "And whereas it has now become the duty of Congress," &cc. Mr. of Virginia, then rose, and spoke at some l nY e P n g en thi b n ac e k x e p r ianation of his reason for opposing the substitute. The question being taken on the amendment proposed by Mr. Allen, it was decided in the negative by a vote of— yeas '42, noes 32. Mr. Allen moved to lay the resolution reported by the Senate Committee on foreign affairs on the table, iu order that the resolutions adopted by the House of Representatives might be taken up and and a fled upon, which was agreed to. Mr. Breese, of Illinois, then moved to amend the Lute by striking out the Words " at his discretion" in the resolution. The question being taken, the motion was de cided in the negative by a vote of—yeas 22, noes 32. The question was thea taken on the adoption of the sub stitute, and decidedin the affirmative by a vote of—yeas 30, noes 24. Mr. Allen then spoke at some length in opposition to the rc solution as thus modified, declaring his intention to vote against it even if he voted alone. Mr. Crittenden replied to Mr. Allen. who rejoined, and Mr. Crittenden sur-rejoined in a strain of great severity towards Mr. Allen. The Committee of the whole having reported the amend. ment to the Senate, it was concurred in. The question the: recurred on ordering the joint resolution to be engros3ed and read a third time, which was decided in the affirmative by a vote of—yeas 40, noes 14. So the Senate agreed by a majority of 26 out of 54 votes to adopt the resolution as amended, which will now have to be seat back to the House of Representatives fir its con currence. WASIIINGToN, ApMI. 116, Mr. Slidell has returned from his mission to Mexico with out having accomplished anything whatever, Paretes posi tively refusing to receive hint as a Minister Plenipotentiary, though, it is said, they are wiiling to receive a special com missioner to settle pending difficuli ies. Simultaneous as it would appear with the orders for Mr. Slidell to return to the United States, General Taylor re• ceived orders to march the troops under his command from Corpus Christie to the Rio Grande, and they are now oppo site the city of Matamoras, having put the Mexicans into a tremendous fright, so that the Government official there set fire to the Custom-house, and ran off as fast as he could. It is said that the Senate will not act upon any measures of importance sent to it by the House until that body has acted d e finitely upon the resolutions of notice, whidb. the Senate passed yesterday. The Tariff Bill, which has been reported by the Committee of Ways and Means, is hardly expected to pass Congress this session, nor perhaps the next either. HAMBURGIL MAIL. HANoVER, ` APRIL 29.—The injury caused by the steam navigation on the river Elbe and the Weser, was spoken of a few days ago in the First Chamber. Com plaints were made of the damage done to the banks, and the persons who suffered were mcommended to the pro tection of the Government. In the district of No) a, in particular, the damage caused by the stcam-boats is said to be very great. The repair of a portion of the bank cost from fifty to a hundred dollars, and on every in spection of this d)ke bitter complaints are made, but hitherto wi!hout effect. The Government has turned its attention to this important subject, but it is not to be expected that everything will be proposed during the present session. STIITTGARD, APRIL 29.—Tile King and Queen will go to S,lzburg to meet the Empress of Russia , who will s a o travel direct from Florence to St. Petersbu r g h. The Emperor will go to 'Warsaw, to meet the Empress. Her Imperial Maj e sty will, therefore, not visit Berlin and Erdmansdorf. ST. PETERSBURGIT, Arm 25. --It is positively affirmed th a t th e gra nd reviews and evo lutions of the Farr e i t l e e r x s t b uwr. week, , immediately which u stially a t i a te k r e w place in Airny, o will t. l) be the Emperor will set out on his journey. W . ARSAW, APRIL 26.—The arrival of some imperial equi would be h ere i n th e course of the last week. On the Pages caused it. to be belie ved that the Em p eror other hand, it is affirmed that his Majesty will not visit our city on this occasion, but will go direct, by way of Pulawy, to meet his august consort. CRACOW, APRIL 26.—The mortality among the Aus trian troops is on the increase. On an average, there are sixteen burials in a day. It is said that typhus has broken out. Probably to avoid notice, the victims of the disorder are buried by night in the garden of M. Ulrick, in the suburb of Wesola. It is reported that the garriscn of Cracow (800 men) will shortly be sent to Galicia, to put an end to the ex cesses committed by the peasants. Cracow will then be occupied by the Prussians. COPENHAGEN, MAY I.—We learn, from a private source, some particulars, besides those in the journals, respecting the expedition of the Galathea. No lives were lost in the Nicobar Islands ; but two seamen perished in a storm in the Indian Ocean. Captain Asch land, the second in command, remained in the islands as Governor pro teinpore, and also Dr. Rinck, one of the naturalists. Another of them, (Dr. Kamphorner), had gone to Palo Pinery, on account, it is said, of some dif ference with the others. CHRISTIANA, APRIL 28.—We have received official information that the town of Levangcr, in North Dron theim, vas almost entirely destroyed by file on the 18th instant. 110 houses (insured for 57,990 specie dollars) were consumed. The church and some houses were saved by great exertions. All the warehouses by the water side were burnt down.—llambargh Pupers, April 5. FLANDERS MAIL. BUCTSSELS, MAY s.—The average price of wheat in the week end ing on Saturday the 2d of May, was 23f. 43c., and that of rye 16c. 96c. per hectolitre. . . . The Chamber of Representatives did not transact any business to day. Lord A. Cony ngham, President of the Archmological Society, London, has just made a tour through Belgium to examine the historical movements of the country. His Lordship embarked the day before yesterday in his yacht for Holland. We find the following lines in the Courrier Beige:—" Some persons affirm that the Ministry inlends shortly to present to the Chambers some important modifications in respect to the commercial octrois (the toll of taxes levied on provisions entering the towns), and a re duction of duty on salt." The same journal says—" The negotiations for a commencement of a treaty between Holland and Belgium are continued very ace Messrs. Mcrcicr and Willmar have had numerous conferences with the Ministers. We are inclined to believe that important conces sions have been de on both sides; and the question of the fisheries and of the importation of cattle, are the principal obstacles that re main to be overcome." HAMBURGIII BORSENIIALLE, APRIL 28. Bills. Malley. Austrian 5 per Cents ll3 Bank Shares • • ....... 1590 Anglo-Russian Loan ... •. • ... 107% 107 Russian 5 per Cent., Hamb. Certificate• 10134 101 1 % Ditto Ist series Inscription.. • • • • • • lO2 Ditto, Hops and Co., 3d and 4th series 96 Ditto, in Certificate... •••• • • • ••••• 96 New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. Ditto Stieglitz •• • • • • • • • • Spanish New 5 per Cent •.••••• • • • • • .• 17 Ditto 3 per Cent ........ Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 23¢ per Cent — Dutch Actual Debt, 234 per Cent • • • Ditto 3 per Cent. ..... • • Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844 Bl Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent .•• • • • 87 National Bank Shares.... • • • BELGIAN FUNDS.—Bausms, May G. Actual Debt, 234 per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • .. Loan of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent • ... Ditto Three per Cent.. • . • • • • Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto .. •• Ditto,ditto,1840.. .. Ditto, ditto, 1842 • . • • ........ .. Ditto, 1844. Ditto, 1836.. • ...... ....... • • Ditto, 1838 .............. ..... Ditto of the City, 1832 •••• • • • • Ditto, 1843 •••••• • • • • .. Bank ofßelgium. • .. • • • • .. —Brnisels Papers. May 7. DUTCH UNDS.—AMSTERDAM, APRIL 28. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent ...... • 59% 60 Ititto, 3 per Cent ••••• • • • • • • • 71 7134 Ditto, 4 per Cent.• • Amort Syndic, 434 per Cent..........--Ditto, 31i per Cent.. •••• • • • •• • • 87% 88 1 4 Commercial Company, 431 per Cent . • 167 167 East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • • • 933¢ 94 Exchange on London, at sight .••• • • • • 12 27 Two months• • • On Hamburgh, at sight •• • • 35 93 Two months. • • • • • • • • 33 56 —X) itch Papers. April 29. PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, APRIL 25• Bills. Money. St. Schuld Sch., 334 per Cent 973( 9634 Truss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent...... Foreign Exchanges • Exchange on London, £1 Sterling, 3 Months. Hamburgli, 300 Marks, 2 Months. 1493! Paris, 300 fr., 2 Months .. F O 1-12 On Paris •••••-•• • • • • • • • • Two months. .. .. • . • ... • • •Universral Prussian Gazette, April 26. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Aram 30. 5 per Cent. Meta11ique5.................. 111% 4 per Cent. ditto• • .... •................. 10034 3 per Cent. 7434 Loan, 1834 ......... ..... .............. 153 Ditto, 1839 .......................... 12114 Bank Shares ........... 1555 Esterhazy's Loan . ........... RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand 18934 Gloggnitz . 137% Vienna—Milan .- • • ....... 126 Pesti& Grosetto • • •• • .............. 9434 Apenninen • • • • ... 9634 Pasth Bridge Zeittmz, May 3. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen gave a concert yesterday evening at Buckingham Palace. The company began to arrive soon after nine o'clock, and were ushered to the Green Drawing-room and the Picture Gallery. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent arrived, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Sir George Couper, Bart., and Captain the Hon. James P. Murray. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were attended by Baroness Ahlefeldt, and Baron Knesebeck. His Royal Highness Prince George and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimer arrived at half-past nine o'clock. The Royal Family were conducted to the Yellow Drawing-room, where her Majesty and her Royal Con sort received their illustrious guests. The Queen and Prince Albert, preceded by - the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward, entered the Grand Saloon, accompanied by the Royal Family, and followed by the rest of the company. After the entrance of the august party in the Saloon the concert commenced. The following was the programme : PARTE PRIMA. Trio—" Addio delizia" 22 Mesdames Grisi e Castellan, a Signor M a r io—C ursch m an . Duo—" Mentre Francesco"—Signori Lablache e Fornasari— (Carlotta e Werter)—Coccia. Romanza—" Pendant la Fete"—Signor Mario—(Guido e Ginevra)—l?alevy. Duo—" Di conforto un raggio solo"—Mesdames Grisi e Cas tell an—(Vestal e )--Mercadante. Meditation Poetique—" Ainsi, toujours pousses"—Madame Castellan—( Le Lac)—N iedermayer. Coro con Soli—" Armenia su qucste sponde"—Mesdames Grisi e Castellan, Signori Mario e Lablache ( L'lnvocazione all' Armonia)—His Royal Highness Prince Albert. PARTE SECOND 4. Quartetto—" Sento ohime "—Mesdames Grisi o Castellan, Signori Mario e Fornasari— (N ina)—Pai s iello. Aria—" Ah rammento " Madame Grisi —(Eleanora) Mercadante. Duo—" Tin briccone senza core "—Madame Castellan e Sig. Lablache—(La Cosa rara)—Martini. Rornanza—" Ange si put. "—Sig. Mario—(La Favorite)— Donizetti. Duo—" Pamira to piangi "—Madame Grisi e Sig Fornasari —( Assedio di Corinto)—Rossini. Quintetto—" .Ah m' illuse "—Mesdames Grisi e Castellan, Signori Mario, Fornasari, e Lablache—(Zelmira)—Ros sin'. Mr. Costa presided at the Piano Forte. Supper was served at half-past tun o'clock iu the State dining-room. The following had the honour of receiving invitations: His Serene Highness ranee Edward of Saxe Weimar, the French Ambassador, and the Countess de Si;. Aulaire, the Austrian Ambassador, and the Countess Dietrich stein, the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de Weyer, the Portuguese Minister, and the Baroness de Moncorvo, the Spanish Minister, and the Duchess de Sotomayor, Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy, Baron Knese beck, Baroness tie Speth, Baroness Ahlefeldt. DIMES —l3 oxburgh, Buccleuch, Wellington, Norfolk, Sutherland, Northumberland. DucuEssEs —Roxburgh, Buccleuch, Northumberland, Norfolk, Sutherland. MARQUISES Ailesbury, Abercorn, Breadalbane, Lansdowne, Northampton, Douro. , MARCHIONESSES Abercorn, Breadalbane, Lans downe, Ailesbury, Douro. EAni.s—Aberdeen, Devon, Granville, Wilton, Howe, Delawarr, Jersey, Clare, Hardwicke, Bruce, Clarendon, Cowper, Jerinyu 9 Liverpool, Ros s lyn, Li nco l n . CouxerEssEs—Rosslyn, Howe, Clarendon, Granville, Hardwicke, Cowper, Delawarr, Wilton. COUNTESSES—Jersey, Bruce, Lincoln. Viscouerrs—Villiers, M.P., Canning, Cantilupe, Tem pletown, Morpeth, ALP. VISCOUNTESSES—ViIIiers, Bishops, Oxford, Norwich. LORDS—Alfred Paget, M.P., Beauvale, Prudhoe, Sal toun, Ernest Bruce, Ashley, George Lennox. LADlES—Ernest Bruce, Prudhoe, Dowager Lyttelton, Mary Howard, Clementine Villiers, Graham, Cowper, Peel, Katherine Jerinyn, Mary Sackville West, Beau vale, Ashley, Gardiner, Georgiana Bathurst, Auegeut Cadogan, Augusta Bruce, Wheatley, Caroline Hastings Gower, Catherine Vernon Harcourt , Elizabeth H Russell, Frances Hope, Anne Charteris, George Lennox. Mawr HONOURABLES.--W. E. Gladstone, Thomas Pemberton Leigh. HorrourtamEs—Rev. C. Leslie Courtenav, Mrs. An son, Miss Lyttelton, William Cowper, M.P., Captain James P. Murray, Mrs. Dawson Darner, Mr. Lyttelton, Francis Charteris, John Talbot, Mrs. J. Talbot. Sins—liGnry Wheatley, Robert Peel, Andrew F. Barnard, Robert Gardiner, James Graham, George Cooper, James Kempt. MEssimuus—William Russell, Robert Peel, Frederick Peel, George Edward Anson, George Byng, M.P., Hastings Russell. Mrs Tit ESSES —Gladstone, George Byng, Malcolm, W. Russell, Stanley. Maws—Wheatley (2), Dawson Darner, Percy (2), Stanley, Cooper, Gardiner, Emily Gardiner. GENERAL —Hon. Arthur Upton. . COLONELS—Vernon Harcourt, Bowles, Hon. George Dawsci a Daman MAJ on-54 al col m. CAPTAlN—Francis Seymour. Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen yes- terday. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse ! bark yesterday, attended by the Equerry in Waiting, the Hon. Captain Gordon. The royal children took their usual exercise yester day, in the garden of the Palace. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing yes terday in an open barouche and four, Her Royal High- ness the Duchess of Kent xisited her Majesty in the afternoon, at Marlborough House. The Commission for promoting and encouraging the Fine Arts in the rebuilding the Palace of Weltninster had a Committee-meeting yesterday, at Gwydyr House, Whitehall. The Commissioners present were the Mar quis of Lansdowne, Viscount Mahon, the Right llon. T. B. Macaulay, Sir Robert In2lis, Mr. Wyse, and Mr. Hallam; and the Secretary, Mr. Eastlake, was in at tc The Metropolitan Railway Termini Commission had a meeting yesterday. The Commissioners present were Viscount Canning, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Lord Mayor, and Sir Frederick Smith. _ .1 • Dispatches were received 3 esterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of South Australia. The Countess of Lichfield, with the Ladies Harriet and Gwindolene Ansoa left town yesterday to join the Earl of Lichfield at Brussels. CHESTER RACES. (RECEIVED TIIIS MORNING.) Iviat.cll.-200, 13st each. Three miles, Mr. Mytton's b g Won, out of Saturnia, beat Mr. B. Collett's Vitula. Bet- ting Gto4 on Vitula. Won by a length. A Free Handicap Stakes of 10 sots each, 11 ft, with 50 added. Three quarters of a mile. (9 subs.) fir. A. W. Hill's Burlesque., 3 yrs, sst 71b ..(Tasker) 1 Mr. Osbaldeston's Gizelle, 3 yis, 4st Gib (carried 4st 81b) '2 The following also started but were not placel:—'.Vlr. Tempest's T'Auld Squire, Mr. Whitworth's Lady Sarah, Mr. I'. Dawson's sister to Skipt on. Betting-6 to 4on It lesque, who waited on Lady Sarah and T'Auld Squire to the Bridge turn, and won by a neck, Gazelle, by sufferance, having got up just on the post. Run in 1 min. 22 sec. 'he Wirral Stakes of 10 SON'S. each, with 30 added, for two and three yrs old; two are, 6st 121 b; three, 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The second to save his stake. T.Y C. (6 Subs) Mr. Mostyn's fby Lanercost out of Miss Clifton, 2 yrs... 1 Mr. Worley's Wintonia, 2 yrs ... 2 Mr. Harland's The Cossack Maid, 3 yrs Sir J. Gerard's Cornelia, 3 yrs Betting-7 to 4 agst Cossack Maid, 2to 1 agst Lanercost filly, 5 to 2 agst Wintonia, and 3 to 1 agst Cornelia. Won in a canter. Run in one minute twenty-five seconds. The Cheshire Stakes of 25 sous. each, 15 ft, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. About a mile and three quarters. (38 Subs., 19 of whom declared.) Lord G. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs. sst Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, 5 yrs, Bst 31b The following also starts:l tut were not placed :—Mr. Irwin's Poli , h, Mr. A. W. Hill's Salopian, Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, Mr. Worthington's Dr. Husband, Lord Mill town's Colleen Bawn, Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, Mr. Cope land's Arthur, Mr. Osbaldeston's Petit Morceau. Betting--7 to 4 agst Ladv Wildair, 7to 2 agst Marquis of Cony.ngham, 5 to I agst - Arthur, 6 to 1 agst Godfrey, and 6 to 1 agst Colleen Bawn. Won by three parts of a length, Polish third, and Plaudit fourth. Run in two minutes and 37 seconds. Match 100 sovs., h ft, Cup Course—Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 5 yrs, 12st 311bs (owner), beat Mr. H. Johnstone's Blind Hookey, aged, list 1011bs (owner), easy. RAILWAY SII ARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 7. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are— Bristol and Exeter, New, 10% —Birmingham and Gloucester, 125%—Bristol and South Wales Junction, 1 7-16—Caledonian, 7%—Ditto, New, 2—Midland, New, 334—Newcastle and Berwick, 21 —North Staffordshire, 4% p. LIVERPOOL, MAY 7. NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.—The excitement noticed on the 4th of May continued with increased vigour until yesterday, when the slight check given to the London market induced recent purchasers to realise at the best prices they could obtain. The effect produced was a considerable decline on scrip shares, and more particularly on such as had advanced most rapidly. To-day the market opened heavily, but holders were much firmer at the close. The sales are —Blackburn and Preston, 4% p.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1% p.—Birmingham and Gloucester, 124 —Cli theroe Junction, ss. dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3 p.—Direct Northern, 251. Shares, 9s. dis.— Eastern Counties, York Extensions, 1/. 10s. p. —Glasgow and Pumfries, % dis.— Glas,.,•ow and Greenock, Halves, 8% p.—Grand Junction, 226 ex d. and n. —Ditto, New Quarters, 29% p. ex d.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarters, par—Goole and Doncaster, 2s. Gd. p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 10s. p.— Iludgersdeld and Sheffield, ss. p.— Lancaster and Carlisle, 19 p. Leeds and Thirsk, 3t. 15s. dis.—Liverpool and Bury, 81. 10s. p.— Ditto, New Shares, 174 p.— Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, PA p.—London and York, 2s. Gd. dii. —Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 9 p.—Ditto, ditto (B), 9 p. —Manchester,. Bolton. and Bury, Fifths, p.—Ditto, Extensions, 1/. 12s. 6d. p.—Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 9 —Ditto, Extensions, 3 p.—Manchester, Mid land, and Great Grimsby, 12s. Gd. dis.—Manchester, Matlock, and Midand, 21s.—Midiand Stock, 155—North Staftbrdshire, 34 p.— North Union (A), 212% —North Western, 2s. Gd. p.—Nottingham, Mansfield, and Midland, par—North Wales Mineral, 4 p.—Preston and Wyre, 31—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 1, 51. 10s. p. —Ditto, Quarters, No. 3, 1 p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, Ils. dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 14 di.,.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 12s. 6d. p.—Soath Eastern, 40%--Ditto, No. I,(at 18 dis.), 414 p.—Ditto, No. 2 (at 16 2-3 dis.), 41A p. ex d.—Ditto, 3, Consolidated, 2% p.—Ditto, New Halves, p. ex d.—Ulverstone, Lancaster, and Carlisle, 17s. 6d. dis.—'West Riding Union, 2% p.— York and North Midland, 103—Belfast and Ballymena, 4 3 % dis.— Dublin and Cashel, 5 p.—Dutch Rhenish, 2% p. MANCHESTER, MAT 7. Bronx Excnetwx.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 1% p.—Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 13s, 6d. dis.— Clitheroe Junction, % dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3% p.—Direct Northern, 7-16 dis.—Eastern Counties, Perpetual (No. 2), 7 1-16 Ditto, York Extension, 13¢ p.—East Lancashire, No. 2,3 1 A p.— Glasgow and Dumfries, dis.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., c. p.—Huddersfleld and Manchester Railway and Canal, % c. p. -Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 5U p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 4 1 4 dis.—Liverpool, Orms kirk, and Preston, 14 p.—London and Manchester (Rem.'s), dis.—Ditto (Rastrick's), 13 dis.—London and York, 1 4 dis.—Man chester, Bolton, and Bury, Fifths, 8 p.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 5-16 p.—Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 13-16 dis. Manchester and Southampton, 3-16 p.— Northumberland and Lancashire, 18s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 14 p. —NottinAliam and Mansfield, par—Oldham District, 7-16 p.— Pres ton and Pyre, Halves (11), lOs Gd. p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 4s. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 14 p.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 11-16 p.— Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, % dis.—South Midland, 1% p.—South Eastern and Dover. Halves (No. 4), Bs. p.—West Riding Union, 3 p.—Whitehaven and Furness, VA dis. LEEDS, MAT 7. STOCK Excriamin.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 235. 6d. p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 3 dis.—Ditto, Quar ter Shares, % dis.—Ditto, Extensions, % dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, 2s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Extensions, 6s. dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 47 8 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 27% p.—Leeds and Dews bury, 2% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis.— Ditto, New, 2% dis.— London and Croydon, 22% cash-Manchester and Leeds Extensions, p.—Midland, New, 15% Newcastle and Berwick, 10% p.— North British, Carlisle Branch, 265. p.—York and North Midland (East and West Riding), 10 p.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Bos ton, 16s. dis.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 1% dis. —Bucking hamshire, 2s. Gd. p.—Clitheroe Junction, 1 is. Gd. dis.—Direct Northern, 10s. Gd. dis.—East Lincolnshire, par—Grand Union, 15s. dis.—Leeds, York, and Midland, 28s. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 6s. 6d. dis.—Leicester and Birmingham, 14s. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, I Is. dis.—Liverpeol, Ormskirk, and Preston, 275. p.— London and York, 2s. 6d. dis.—London and Portsmonth, 10s. Gd. dis. —London and Manchester (Rem.), 355. 6d. dis.—Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 275. p.—Northumberland and Lanca shire Junction, 20s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 4% p.—North Western, as. 6d. p.—South Midland, 38s. p.—Welsh liildlands, 225. dis.— West Riding Union, 4/. 138.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 235. dis. HULL, MAY 7. Smelt Excnexoz.—The sales are—North British, Carlisle, 2% Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c., 37s.—Armagh, Coleraine, and Por,rush, 123. 6d.—Direct Northern, 2—East Lincolnshire ' I% Goole, Doncaster. Sheffield, &c., 21. ss. 6d.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 255. 3d.—Leicester and Tamworth, 245. Gd.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 21. 7s. —London and York, 19s. 6d.—Man chester, Buxton, and Matlock, 31. 7s.—Nottingham and Mansfield, 2% —North Western, I/. 53 —North Staffordshire, GI. 75.--South Mid land, 3+, 17s. 6d.--Shrewsbury and Birmingham, :”4—Shropthire Union, 295. Gd.—West Riding Union, 41. 14s. Gd.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 275. SHEFFIELD, MAY 7. STOCK Excuswor.—A dull market, and prices less buoyant, with a downward tendency in scrip shares. The sales are—Midland, 401. Shares, 33—Grimsby and Sheffield Quarter Shares, 4s. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 2 s dis.—London and York. 6s. 6d. dis.—Leeds, Wake field, and Midland, 3s. dis.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 10s. 6(1. dis.—Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 18s. 6(1. dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, ss. p.—Shetllekl, Buxton, Leek, Potteries, and Crewe, 13s. dis.—South Yorkshire Coal Rail way, is. dis. EDINBURGH, MAY 5 STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are -Aberdeen, 51. 155.•-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 11. 10s.-Airdrie and Bathgate, 2/. 1 ls. -Arbroath and Forfar, 271.-Ditto, Half Shares, 15/. 10s.-Armagh and Portrush, I2s. 6d.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. 145.-Ayrshire and Bridge of Weir, 2/. 22.-Banffshire, 19s. 6d.-Belfast and County Down, 21.-British and Irish Union, 21. Is. 6d.-Caledonian, 12/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. -Caledonian Extension, 11. 12s. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbarton, it. I Is.--Caledonian and Northern Direct, 1/. 14s. 6d.-Carnwath and West Linton, 1/. 25.-Chelmsford and Bury, 155.-Clydesdale Junction, 141.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 11. 12s. 6d.-Deeside Railway, 41.-Direct Northern, 21.-Dublin and Enniskillen, 1/. 10s.-Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New, 211.-Dundee and Forfar Junction, 1/. 165.-Dundee and Perth, 17/.-Ditto, Kinross Extension, 21.-Eastern Counties Extension, 21. 55.-East Indian Railway, 148.-East of Fife, 1/. I ls.-East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 1/. 7s. -Edinburgh and Bathgate, 11. 18s. -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 761. 10x.-Ditto, Half Shares, 18/. 15s. Ditto, Quarters, 18/. 1:s. 6d.-Ditto, ditto, New, 171.100.--Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 19s. 6d. -Edinburgh and Leith Atmosphe ric, 11. 4s. -Edinburgh. Leith, and Granton, 161.-Ditto, Preference, 13/. -Edinburgh and Northern, 61. 55.-Ditto, Newport, 15s. 6d.- Ditto, Lochgelly, 1/. Is. Gd.-Edinburgh and Peebles, 1/. 10s. 6d.- Edinburgh and Perth, :C. 35.-Edinburgh, Portobello, and Mussel burgh, 1/. 129.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 1/. 153.-Glasgow and Ayr shire, 741. 100.-Ditto, New Stock, 301.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 18/.- Glasgow Belfast 'Union, I/. IN.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle; 2/. N.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 11. 13s. Gd.-Glasgow and Gam kirk, 401. I Os.-Glasgow General Terminus, 91.-Glasgow and Greenock, 171.-Ditto, New Stock, 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 1/. 15s. -Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 11. 10x.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, I/. 153.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 21. 2s. 6d.- Glasgow, Strathaven, and Lesmahagow, 2/. 55.-Granton Junction, 10x.-Great County Down, 1/. 10s.-Great North of Scotland, 11. 10s. -GreatNorth and South Wales, 1 is.-Inverness and Elgin, 1/.- Lanark and Lothians, 21. 25.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 12s. - London and Hounslow, 15s.- London and Manchester (East.), 3/. 55 -London and Manchester (Remington's), IL-London and York, 21. 15s. 6d.-Ditto. Half Shares, 21.-Midland and East ern Counties, U. 188.-Morayshire, 11.-Newcastle and Berwick, Sit. Os. 6d. -Newry and Londonderry, U. 7s. -North British, 291.-Ditto, Halves, 101.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 21. 145.-Ditto, xn t sion to Dalkeith, 61. 155.-North Wales Mineral, 141 lo E s te . to, New,e, 11. Central, 7/. C n r t i r e a ff l, I Direct, 7 It. 12x.-Perth 5 s . tlh._w h and s I Inv 15x.-Scottish 17i.-Ditto, tip ' s Sco t tish Grand Junction, Central and Caledonian Junction s l l l t ' Southern, 11.135. 6d.-Shrews -1/. Is.-Scottish Midland, - 5 7 1 6 1 W 1 - e w Sc si t t i t i r r i :l• 4 o s a s i v , t e l s t D r) . . , n a fe n rm d Chester, 4 1 / . 5 1 , 0 - s . bury and Hereford, 3 5 1 s . -Southjlunlicoltliaotnid,,io„Te.. at, .1 e a 3 , Stirling and Midland,2s2./.-"StradthDeaT Jytinlloetl.on,lssl/. 15a. -T aw Sur a r n ey d Gran Coltnesa, 501. GLASGOW, MAY 6. Al rocir EXCEIANGE.-The sales are-Airdrie and Barligate, 565. Ayr and Galloway. 365.-British and Irish Union, 425.-Cale donian, 13%-Ditto, New, 515.--Caledonian Extension, 355.-Cale donian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 335. 6d.-Caledonian Direct Northern, 345.-Carnwath and West Linton, 225.-Cornwall and Devon Central, 323.-Direct Northern, 405.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 305.-East Indian Railway, 295. 6d.- Edinburgh and Bath gate, 403. -Edinburgh and Glasgow, 781.-Ditto, New, 201 A-Edi nburgh Glasgow. and Dumbarton, 205.-Edinburgh and Northern, 6U -Forth and Clyde Junction, 345.-Glasgow General Terminus, 9% -Glasgow and Belfast Union, 415.-Glasgow,Kiimarnock, and Ayr, D u mfries, and Carlisle, 475. -Glasgow and Gree noc k , 'Kilmarnock, and:Ardrossan. 415.-Glasgow, Ai r d rie, 7 17 5 1 % . _ -Glasgow, 1 a . a ,1 3 g o o w w . and Monkland Junction, 3.55.-Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 335. 6d.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 243.-Great Indian Penin solar, 123. 6d.-Inverness and Elgin, 223 . -Kilmarnock and A 42s .6 6d.-London, Southampton,. L o ndo s n s , s Bristol-3id -Midland d d aSnodu Easternt hWales, Counties,s. Direct, 353. 6d.-Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena, 17s. 6d. -Lesm yr Perth and Inverness, 31s. 6d.-Scottish Central, 171 .-Ditto, it'eat°awn'd .-Ditto New, 7 %-Scottish Grand Junction, 245.- Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 28s. 6d. -Slamannan and Bo' ness, 51. U.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 365. -ltaz2t.e_as: The University of Konigsberg has sustained a severe loss by the death of the celebrated astronomer Besse], who died, after long suffering, on the 17th of March, in the 62d year of his age. The Minister of the Interior has presented to the Opera-house a statue of Rossini. It is to be placed in the vestibule,. THE OUTRAGE IN WESTMINSTER. Upon inquiry at Westminster Hospital on Thursday, relative to the state of the unfortunate female Pullen, it appears that since the previous day she has been sinking 11 - . st, and unless a great change take place, it is not expected she can long survive. Although every means has been employed, the parties who are connected with the establishment have been unable to pass any kind of food into the Stomach, nor has she been able to make any statement relative to the eutrage committed upon her. ARRIVAL OF THREE ORIENTAL STRANGERS. On Saturday three young men from China arrived in this city, with the steamer, and departed again on the same day by the Inverui y coach, on their way to fluffily, where they are to be placed under the care of the Independent clergyman of that place, with the view of their being trained for the ministry, and afterwards sent out as missiona ries. The novelty of their dress, attired as they were in their native costume, gathered round them a numerous " tail" as they passed along the streets.—Aberdeen Banner. LITERATURE. !CLEAVE'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS' REGISTER. A very useful means for ascertaining the results of any general election, or the state of parties, as repre sented in the House of Commons, at any period during the continuance of Parliament, and admirably adapted to its intended purpose. THE TENDENCY OF FREE TRADE to Pro mote Perraznent and Universal Peace. A Lecture delivered on Thursday Evening, February 26, 1846, at a Meeting of the "Plymouth Free Trade Associa tion," by the Rev. W. J. Odgers. All members of Peace Societies should " read, mark, and inwardly digest" this admirable little pamphlet. It points out the only common sense method by which peace between the various nations of the earth can be permanently preserved. It is all very well to argue on the unrea3ombleness of war, to show how contrary it is to the precepts of true Christianity, and to depict its horrors in the glowing language of poetry; but until all the world becomes reasonable—until all the world become; really and truly Christian—that is to say, until the Millenium, such arguments will have little effect upon the bulk of mankind. But establish free trade—by so doing make it the personal interest of every individual mem ber of every community to keep up and extend com mercial (and consequently amicable) relations with every other member of every other community (and free trade will do this), and war will disappear from the face of the earth, because war will be contrary to the interest of every industrious man. No matter what may be the form of government, the industrious classes of all na tions exercise, even at the present moment, either directly or indirectly, a vast influence on the legislative and executive powers which rule their respective coun tries ; and the influence, where it is now indirect, will eventually become direct, and where it is direct, it will become more and more influential. It has increased, is increasing, and cannot and ought not to be diminished. When free trade, therefore, shall be permanently esta blished, there will be practically an end of war, because it will be then contrary to tne personal interest of every influential member of every community. A VISIT TO MESSRS. STEPHEN SON'S LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE FACTORY. (From tho Newcastle Guardian.) Stephenson and the locomotive are names almost synony mous, and everywhere convey the impression of greatness and power. Their influence is now felt in every quarter of the globe, and is.doing the work of civilization, both here and in other countries, in a manner and with a rapidity almost incredible. Other men, it is true, are profiting by the ingenuity and the skill of the Stephensons—are gaining opu lence and power by the employment of that simple yet mag nificent piece of mechanism which they first set in motion and made patent to the world ; but the name and the fame of these truly great benefactors of the human family, are imperishable, and, even amid the whirlpool of tiny characters that have sprung up, through their labours, they stand forth, conspicuous and exalted among the eminent and the good of the age. Curiosity, and an assurance that a brief account of it might not be unacceptable to our readers, recently induced us to visit Messrs. Stephenson's leviathan establishment. This vast workshop, it may interest those at a distance to know, is situated in South -I trect, in the south-west district of this town, close to the river. The works are divided into two factories, on either side of the street, and thus called ease and "west." The latter, though the newer, is the more ex' tensive of the two, occupying several acres of ground. Oil entering it, the stranger is at once struck with the novelty, as well as the extent and variety of the cperations dosed. The ear is saluted with the noise of some hundrea' of hamtsers reverberating on boilers and anvils, and the ey e is startled by the sight of so many blazing finss and sundry workmen, with the grea'est sang froid, carrying , about huge bars and plates of red-hot iron! On exg:rainin,g the various departments, however, the visitor soon fin" s enough in each to engage his closest attention. He is firs: introduced to a workshop of unusual dimensions, level with the ground, where locomotives are being partially COar pleted, and where upwards of forty hands are busily 0 ' copied in fitting up different parts of the` machinery Over this shop is an equally capacious room, accomo l ° - dating about seventy men and boys, who polish and other wise prepare the inside gearing and finer parts of the engines" , Each stands in front of a " vice," at whi c h th e usua l "filing and "chiselling" are performed; but ingeniously-e-onstructo s machinery, driven by steam• power, is placed along the e ntire space of the room, and facilitates the more difficult task ,' d cutting and modelling cranks, shafts, a n d w h ee l s. Proceed' ing to another part of the works, several locomotives are see" in course of trial, on rails laid for the purpose an d o thers i„,13 11 ccur:e of completion, under a large shed. Adjoining this the packing, framing, and painting shop, where Inc () motive; intended for railways at a distance, are taken to pieces, af te n having been previously tried, and carefully packed in woo boxes of unusual size and strength. The painting of the el c 'i terior of the carriages is also done in this department, n i l, the framing put together. The boiler-yard, or what. is fae'f tiously termed " the musical saloon," is the next plac e ; interest. Musical this portion of the works most ce rtai° l ' l , is, and the music is of the right sort, too—the music of in' dustry and enterprise. Fancy an angular shed, in whirl' ,t o some fifty or sixty huge fires, glowing before the ro ar of 1 . 1 ,', blast; about two hundred stalwart men and boys, all br o , mering, rivetting, or otherwise making a deafening Il l er s some with immense bars and plates of red-hot iron, "`" inside of boilers or fire-boxes—fancy such a sight,. and Y°, have an imperfect idea of this "musical saloon. ManY 1 , 1 genious and beautiful specimens of mechanical art are , b y sides, seen at work in this department, such as a machine which riveting bolts are moulded and fitted, a n d another by which the perforations in the copper fire-box es o f t h e eng' „ ,";„. are executed with much skill and exactness. Leaving 4"; the visitor is conducted to the shop where the t en d ers completed, and where a number of joiners are a t N or* making the boxes used for packing the engines sent to s d. is ' tance. A fine saw-mil for cutting the heavy pieces of tiny ber required, is here at work, and, in an upper apartmeU wooden patterns for the machinery are prepared by ski ll artizans. The east factory differs little from the west, near]," th ; same kinds of work being performed in both. It is los? * 1 ., extent, but equally interesting and important, to the 'gist, Some branches are done here which we did not observs i e ee l where. Engravers, for example, are constantly einlal°J,j preparing the plates bearing the enghm-makers' name, cs also the letters for the name of the locomotive. All the br a` castings are likwewise done in the east factory. Every P ro d of the locomotive, except the metal castings, are pree" o f and completed in both factories. The drawings and pla" s t bs the engines are executed in a separate department of eci , works, by a number of artists, 'who, judging from the 2113' heit mens shown us, seem to effect no ordinary credit on t worthy employers. • root In passing through the various departments, the ns er cannot fail to observe the singularly well arranged an oat derly manner in which everything in this great establisnl d e is conducted. Nothing like disorder or conf us ion aPP" i lls anywhere, and the various branches seem to proceed w og extraordinary exactness and regularity. In several o f a ie etshuh ciashra distinguished afeestaewtrurtehtt e, ,nf c antmhtti names s i s li ba u ey t i o ,n r sa to t he t aehtepo establishmentnra Prince c e &c.ao assumes d ln sc t i sciences different shops, little boards are seen with the name of Royal, &c. It is almost unnecessary to inform our readers that t c , h 3 t W al in e s () , r t e h the f P a r Messrs. Stephenson's establishment is the largest and mot complete, of its kind, in the world; and such is the dc0 13 " 0 for locomotives that they have lately been obliged to °Pe e , another factory, which is now being furnished, at West P r of s a s i t u I v a c r . i t ' n:rw s v i Banks. They employ nearly one thousand men and bfl l o and pay weekly, in wages, about 1,0001. Apprentices , ' lO 6 are admitted only on payment of a handsome premium , sent to them from all parts of the world, and from ne a ,e all ranks of society. At present, the demand for locolimed, tives is such that they cannot furnish the numbers order„rs Nearly all they have completed for some time past, and now completing, are for foreign lines of railway. During 0 1 last year, they have sent out fully fifty-six locomotives , , B t y, this year the number is expected to increase to about eig,;cy besides repairing not a few old engines. Such an estabi!ero ment may well be pronounced one of the wonders of 1 0 `, i ,a# times—a noble example of British enterprise and skill, n' t io lasting honour to its worthy proprietors, and especially to north of England. i P Mn. JUSTICE COLERIDGE. th M —We regret to state r. Justice Coleridge , who has been suffering from inc:isposin°"„ 0 , a short time past, is again unable to attend his official duties. v Learned Judge presided hi the Bail Court on Wednesday, but 11. , jet advice of his medical attendants left town on Thursday mornin., Brighton. Of GREEN GINGER.—On Thursda3:a sale of 74 cas - , green ginger, in a recent and even growing state, brought w t Severn steamer from Jamaica, took place at Monument.yard , 6 te il average price of 30a. per cwt. The novelty of the article attrn c considerable attendance of buyers, as It was the first that 1 1311 0 i n troduced into this country, and the majority of lots were , wine mskers, chemists, and some of the most eminent tavern -t %' l ,o° In the City, as well as to horticulturists, in order to experimen t f Its cultivation here T " 'nal -, factur° Ac' veli.fes i aw n s bl. a eito iv. . :0110: STATE OF TRADE.—The princip.. manufact. do the hosiery trade, namely, wrought cotton hose, keep; bl dining. The cut-up branch is rather better than the w routio o e l h er: s d t e a p t a e r . t departments . silk glove l cotton ove trad g e lo b v a e , trades far r k d e hosiers give out their materials with a very sparing 0 .. t 3 b - et The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt bratich has tOu'twoo-in', • 4 e e e p i s in&l, that d. improved. The silk hose trade is, if anvtli' a v illa f d u e rth fuer", 4 e ; e f r, em th p a l t oy is n , t, di an n e i 3 n , g b , o E s ilk t r s a t d o e el i i s i n i gasgebueeirnagi consideredalm es warp trade is still very much depressed , and few u fe b c r o sO' cl 'ii g rethan b h e a tt l C/lETNOLE.—INCENDIARY F N e y_v_ n l o i L t a t i t n remnant ani R rf e s IRE T s . h_e silk A t blondeabout : r f ti er is h a considerably vem o once extensive manufacture.— past ten on the evening ofTuesday last, Mr. Bellocl' , .di r pectable inhabitant of this place, was much.alarmed 1 4 7 O tt covering that a linhay adjoining his . e nter' ~, fire. dwelling-house vier The buildings being thatched, fears were at first,tt 1;!: tamed for the safety of the whole of the premises , 'SO: sistance being quickly at hand, a portion of the that.t°4 th e removed, and we are happy in being able to state t u n - firol.l a fire was confined to the outhouse, which was e .,, - o ftP„" destroyed. A short time previously to the discoverJopioy' above fire, the summer-liouses belonging to Guy C hil re ° b ; Esq., of St o k ewoo d, s i tua t e a b ou t a m il e di s tant, We st oe served to be in flames, and these also were wholly avotit°l There is not the least doubt that these fires were .the „ f td' acts of some villainous incendiary, to whom we regret tv no clue has yet been obtained.— Sherborne journal. „ .... „SO Ol a A RAILWAY " ROLAND FOR AN OLIVE°. 0 401_ 0 little time since the Directors of a certain ComparlY,. to tu,, of a certain firm fifteen new engines, introclucinko, cela agreement of terms a condition, that unless ready u Y o cei O 4 tain time a penalty should be inflicted. The ti o l , bu t %, for the completion of the locomotives nearly arriveu or 00 , so steam-steeds were not in readiness, and the Coull' a m i'cilY ~'''‘ fled to the engineers that the penalty would undou,n'iept ,_°;„i enforced. Chewing the cud of bitter disapPui n ' ou stac P 4, day, the principal partner of the firm beheld a Pl oe , U. and Lefrogged individual enter his counting-uul, „ointu.',, being introduced, heard him speak about engine-o j: r eolu .r to some half dozen in an unfinished state in the W,l o weT: i , The principal explained the case, observing e tll v a_ r ' bo co? , his workmen laboured, the engines could e h n e that - ° e cb pleted in time ; and the consequence would b 011 , 1 in de ..co ... his partners w( uld have to pay the penalty. . , first 3 `h to' replied. the foreigner in broken English, havinE7, of ag,,,f tarried the amount of penalty imposed, ,‘ be g?ut`l`r prices ' il complete them for me, and I will pay you 31, 1 0 for dr, the penalty i►nto the bargain. I came to Ent; _ .r. ., 5 stf , 0 engines fur the 5..-- railway." The bargaulr,t doo.„_ and hearing of Oleic loss the company immediately ff n f ri ~ , r`,7 , , a responsible agent to the same firm to ordeitiJn`;_...o e ti:, but he received the following reply to his applic; " r fore ign g l' o r no. we can take no more orders yet a bit. . 1, . wor''‘ as irt tleman, to whom we sold the others, will keep fifteen mentksto come—Bury Herald.