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Tipperary on the 18th of Jannary, in the year 1845. The name of the party rourderefl was Mr. Samuel Smith. ife was discovered lying upon the road with his head fractured, and o' her very severe injuries. It was the opinion of medical lu2n that he had not fallen from hii horse, and that his dewh onta not have been ascribed to any effects of such an accident. The only reason that could be assigned for the commission ef such an act pf atrocity, was that it was understood that he was abut to diScharge two of his tenants. He would allude to county Clare. On — the 31st ofiOctober last, Mr. Peter Clerk was shot at by two men, while riding round a domain which he had just . purchased. Now it was considered by Hen. Members op posite, and in that opinion he (Sir James Graham) fully coin cided, that absenteeism was a great evil. They wished to encou rage resident landlords, but how could they expect in such a state of things that any gentleman would go down to reside upon such an estate, or expend his money in labour in improving his estates. This gentleman was, it appears going to seAtle some disturbances among the tenants on his estate. tie had not left his own premises when he was shot at and fat-slly wounded by two ruffians. He would now refer to the c:sse of Mr. Lynch, in the county of Limerick; it appeared that he was a middle man, and for some offence which he had given to his tenants, be also, in the month of January, 1848, was fired at and killed. In the county of Clare, on the 7th of February, 1845, seven men, disguised as usual, entered the houses of James Mallony and others, and fractured the skull of one of the inmates, and also inflicted very severe wounds and injuries upon others of the party. It appeared in all these outrages that not one of the ordinary feelings of social life seem,d to have the least influence upon the conduct of these ruffians. The only reason assi4ned for this outrage was that in the year 1843 some lands were divided by an order of the Court of Chancery, upon which there were upwards of three hundred tenants, And that one er two of that number were deprived of their land. He would read another case, which occurred in the county of Limerick. Seven men in the usual disguise, and armed, entered the hou-e of a man of the name of Lawrence Lee ; they rushed at him anti beat him down. This was a case of cruel barbarity. When tine man was upon the ground, his wife threw herself upon him, in order to protect . him from their violence. One of the fellows placed the gun close to his legs, while his wife a' tempted to shelter him. - Regardless, however, of the position of the wife, they discharged the gun, the shot of which narrowly esesped the woman, and shattered the head of the unfortunate man. The murderers then retired. The only reason for this brutal outrage was because he had paid his rent, contrary to th wishes of these parties. On Jan. 21, 1841, Mr. Walker was also fired at and otherwise brutally attacked, the only complaint, it appears, being that he held about three acres of land, known by the name of Coobrah, the name of which was several times repeated by the assassins while on their mur derous occupation, He would now call the attention .of the House to an ether class of outrage—that of magistrates in the execution of their duty. Mr. M'Cleod had been selected by Government to suppress some disturbances on the borders of Leoram. He was returning home, and when in the act of desiring the driver of his ear to get down and open the gate, h was fired at by an assassin, who ha d concealed himself far that purpose, and expired immediately. There must be in these cases some horrible confederacy, .for it appeared, with re ference to the latter case , that notice of this murder wa s posted at the town of Enniskillin two days bef ore murder was committed.—(Hear.) There was al , o the case of Mr. Boothe, who, when returning home in company with some portion of his family, were fired at by s ,roe persons ; and although he was within two hundred yarn's the village, and num'er.s of persons were passing by the spot on their journey from divine service, not one of them offered to render the least assistance, either to the wounded man, or in at tempting to secure the murderer, notwithstanding the offer of a large sum of money by the wounded gentleman if they would capture the assassin. There was another case to which he would call the attention of the House. Not only were these arrocities committed, in cases of the possession of land ; they t ,ok c rgnizance, and interfered with the most minute cir- eunistances of life—the case of masters and servants. If anything should transpire which they considered demanded their interference, immediately threatening notices were sent; and unless these notices were at'ended to, summary ven geance would be taken by those secret and organised hand/. As tending to illustrate the interference in the ease of master and servant, he would instance the case of a person in Tipperary, who was about to be superseded in a situation by another party. His master, on the 4th of May, 1845, was tired at and died in a few days from the effects of his wounds. There was no other offence alleged against him. Ano'her C.1:4 of a similar kind was that of a discharged steward of the itev. Air. Batson, who was shot through the lungs in con sequence of not obeying the order of these tyrannical maraud ers to leave his employment. He would not have referred to a cage chat - lad to by the Noble Lord the Member for Lynn, hid he rot made special allusion to it. It was a mast atm. does case. It was an outrage committed on a woman who was pregnant, and who was shot at in open day in the county of T, cone. She was the wife of a woodranger who made himself obnoxious to these assassins. On going along the read with her child, she was fired at. The child was seriously wounded in the brain, and the mother died a few days after weeds in consequence of the injuries she received. (An Hon. Member on the Opposition benches here asked the Right Hon. Baronet if this occurred in the day time.) Yes, it was in the day time. Here was another case which occurred in T'i'pperary on the 17th of January, 18.48. It was that of a man of the name of Murphy, who was fired at in a most barbarous manner. The Noble Lord, the Member for Lynn, also alluded to another case. These tyrants, it appeared, wished the mistress of an establishment to dismiss her servant, and in consequence of her not complying with their desires the ser vant was barbarously attacked, and his life wan placed in the most imminent peril. He now begged to refer to the effect that this organised system of outrage had upon the social condition of the people of Ireland. In November 26th, 1845, the secretary of a company called the Mining Company of Ireland gave notice in the county of Tipperary that the works would be spspended in consequence of the outrages which had been co :.witted, and in consequence of the threatening notices which had been served upon the workmen. Now the tendency of capital was to flow into Ireland, and it was his opinion that the real remedy for the grievances of that country was the application of capital, and yet unless those crimes were put down no capital would flow there, ro increase would take place in the means of employ ment, and crime, murder, and rapine would continue to per. vale the land. He would not apologise to the Home for going into those details, for circumstances made it imperative on him to do so, and it was evident that the state of crime was such as to require extraordinary means to be adopted for its suppression. He would now give a few specimet sof crime which had been committed on parties wishing to give evidence to bring parties to justice. In December, 1845, a man, named John Ryan, was subjected to the most barbarous usage u m this cause, and shortly after died in consequence of the re.,ands he had received, So great, however, was the reign of terror, and such fear prevailed for the safety of his friends, that he Jared not disclose the names of those who he well know were concerned in the outrage. Now, here was a man struck /teens by assassins. Two persons were taken into custod charged acich the crime ,but in consequence of the terrorism which existed the injured mm would not give evidence against them, and preferred to die before he would disclose their names. —(Mr. Caleb Powell asked how Sir James Graham could know what 1113 thoughts were. )---The dying man gave that explanation at the time. He (Sir James Graham) did not, however, believe that in these five counties the great body of the people were tainted. He believed that the conspiracy extended but to a small portion of the community; but that portion, though small, was well organised, and the rest of the community were kept in a state of terrorism by' them. In Galway, a person came there to give evidence in a civil bill case, and in conse (pence of some expressions made use of by him, the relatives of defendant maltreated him in a most shameful manner. An other case occurred in Tipperary on the 26th of June, when a man was murdered. The friends of the murdered man prosecuted the supposed murderer, and in consequence a party of 12 or 5 men grievously assaulted them, and a man of the nitre of Egan, who-was cognizant of this circumstance, denied that he had any knowledge of the parties when the police came to investigate the case. He would trouble the _House with only one more case of this description. It was im poseible to deny that fear of giving evidence existed to a very great extent. On the 12th of February last a man of the name of Gleesier, who had a large family of five sons, was attacked by a party of 12 men, one of whom fired a shot which wounded Lien. meer a struggle, they subsequently forced the room wtere the sans lay, And treated one of them as they bad the father. Non, although this outrage was notorious over the country, not one informed the police of the circumstance ; and if this had bean done, there is but little doubt that the criminals would have been brought to justice. 1:e would next read a report which he had received from a resident magistrate, who stated that he believed the system of terror to he so great is that district, that if even Old Gleeson Lad been murdered, not one cf his family could be induced to (eerie forward and prosecute the murderers. He would not de tain the House by entering further into details, but there were one or two cases which he should mention as illustrative of the system. By a report he had received on the Bth of De cember, it appeared that a party of police constables were out on patrol, and were fired at from an adjacent wood ; they re turned the fire, but one of them was badly wounded. This took place at eleven o'clock in the evening. Now he stated this ease order to show that the most atrocious crimes were committed without the 'cast possible provocation. He would next read a potice of rather a novel description, which had been served upon a farmer in the county of Clare upon the 21th of the present month. The notice was t o the effect, that unless the party on whom it was served used his interest to procure for the party thr: at eniing a farm, which had been recently held by certain parties who had been transported, it was presumed through the infor mation of him (the threatened), the forfeiture of his life would be the consequence. The next case he would state was one of a nature of interference with domestic arrangements, which vas really atrocious, and which showed that the tyranny exer cised was sufficient to beat down all the rules of social laver. couese. It was tried at the last Clare Assizes. It appeared that t,oe commander of a steamer on the Shannon, was in the habit of purchasine milk from a woman who attended the ye- - eel. lie ceenplainal to her on one or two occasions that the milk was b a d, And he should discontinue it. He did so, and thereupon this w e elan told him that he would be sorry for it. In a short time after, upon the arrival of the steamer at the quay, after all the pa n e b gers had left, this man came ashore ant was seized upon by four or five men, who beat him severely, and fractured his skull. Mr. O'CONNELL—Was that by day ? Sir JAMES GRAH AM— It does not appear , by the le. turn, at what period of the day it took place. Mr. O'CONNELL—But the parties were tried and c , e victed, were they not ? Sir J. GRAHAM said they were, at the last Clare Assizes. Ile then proceeded to state that he had 'already presented to the House petitions from the high sheriff and a majority of the grand jury of the county of Leitrim, praying for the sup pression of this species of outrage. Be would next wish to refer to the addresses he had received from the five counties he had been speaking of, all of which pre; ed for the suppressio n of crimes. He held in his hand an address from the magistrat e s of the county of Tipperary, which had been presented by the Lord Lieutenant—by Lord Dosoughmore. He had another froni the county of Roscommon, and from several other counties, to the same effect ; but he would not weary the House by going into them all, but, amongst them, was one from Limerick, containing resolutions adopted at a meeting presided over by Lord Guillimore and presented by Sir Lucius O'Brien. But now, havin g stated the unhappy condoien of those five coun ies in reference to the amount of e tine committed in then'', he would next proceed to state the heads of the Bill which had been sent down from the House of Lords, as a measure intended to aid the Government in the suppression of crime in Ireland. He did not mean to enter into any discussion of the merits of the clauses at present, but when the second reading should come on, he would then be prepared to defend each clause at length. The first clause was to the effect that the Lord-Lieutenant should have the power 10 prechiiin any district, and to send down an additional stn endiary magistrate and police force at the expense of that district, though in ordinary cases it was intended that t he potee force should be paid out of the public fund , . It might be: said that the power given to the Lord Lieutenant was arbitrary in levying the payment of the additional eon , stabulary force off the proclaimed district. Now, it might be remembered that, under the provisions of the general Con stabulary Act, the Lord Lieutenant had the power to increase the salaries of the constables, and had also the unlimited power to create as many stipendiary magistrates, at unlimited salaries, as he deemed actually necessary. With respect to the clauses that empowered the arrest of persons found without their Louses in proclaimed districts after the legal time, he would refer them to the language of the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork (Mr. O'Connell) when a similar measure was beforo the House in 1833.—(Hear, hear.) That Honourable _ _ and Learned Gentleman said—" By the present Bill much mischief will be avoided—it gives protection where it was wanted, and takes from no man the right of being tried by a jury."—( Hear, hear.) Now he (Sir J. Gra ham) should say that under the provisions of the present Bill every man should be tried before a judge and by a jury of his countrymen—the onus of proof of innocence resting entirely with himself.—( Hear, bear.) He was very unwilling at greater length to trespass on the indulgence of the House, but he still could not help adverting to the system practised towards the resident landlords in many districts, the result of which was that many of them were compelled to become exiled from the enjoyment of their homes and properties. With that view he would refer the House to a case that was lately brought under his own knowledge. In the evidence taken before the Devon Commission, 2d volume, and page 751, Mr. Vincent, a Roman Catholic gentleman, residing in the county Clare was described as a resident gen Oman, performing all the duties of his station in a highly creditable and gentlemanlike manner. In the course of last autumn, and at three different periods, he received three threatening notices, because of his arrangement or letting of 140 acres of land. These notices compelled Ishn, within the last two months to leave the district ; but on the Sunday before leavinz, he attended the Roman Catholic chapel, for the purpose of Divine worship, and having obtained the consent of the clergyman he, at the close of Divine worship addressed the people from the steps of the altar, explaining to them his rea sons for quitting the country. He stated there were men then present in the chapel, and he knew them, who. had already passed a sentence of death upon him, and in consequence of that he was compelled to leave his home and his property. He stated he was quite ready to enter into an explanation of his conduct as a landlord and a resident. But what was the result ? Why, that on the neat day he was served with another notice ; and the conse quence was, that he was compelled to relinquish the enjoy, ment of home and family ; and the improvement of his pro perty, as well as the condition of those dependent on him as a landlord.—( Hear, hear.) Such was the state of the country that he had been compelled to leave his home, and he was about to leave the country. He had been informed that Mr. Carrick, a Clare man, the friend of the lion. Member (Mr. O'C. ), who took such an active part in a transaction which neither the Hon. Member nor posterity were likely easily to forget--the election for Clare after the Catholic emancipation—had been barba rously murdered. Mr. Wilson, a friend of Mr. Carrick, had been compelled to leave the country, and since he had left Mr. Carrick had been shot. He was about to read a letter from a gentleman whom he might suppose was a connexion of the Hon. Gentleman the Member for the City of Cork. lie was a Roman Catholic and a stipendiary magistrate. He stated that the writer regretted to say that he died of his wounds; that alarm and consternation was created by this event in the minds of all respectable persons through out the country, who looked forward to the passing of the C ercion Bill, as the only means of putting a stop to this system of assassination, so perseveringly put in force. ilo Days that no man's life is safe, and it would require the most stringent law for the protection of the country, and that there is no security for any person. He was drawing to a close the observations which he had felt his painful duty to make to the House, hut there was another document which it was his duty to place before the House whole and entire. It was an appeal made to the Hon. Member by a Mr. Ryan, a Roman Catholic, and with the permission of the House he would read it. The writer said, that as the Hon. Member valued the peace of Ire land, he entreated him to give up his opposition to the prin ciple of the Bill, for every person agreed that something should be done to suppress the increasing crime in that country. The Landlorde and Tenants' Bill, as proposed, would be the reverse of what was required. The objection to it by the Liberal party in the House was that it destroyed the liberty of the subject, and if passed into a law, the privacy of families would be revealed, and their Members rendered liable to insult. The Arms Act had been for some time enforced, in which the power placed into the hands of the police had not been abused. That tact did away with the arguments against the Bill. The Government was doing all in its power to relieve the distress of the people, and to establish a law for the benefit of Ireland. They were pro mised an extended franchise and other things, and let them, in the name of common sense, neither delay this measure nor hinder its progress. On the protection side, it would seem the opinion that the result of this measure would be an infringement of their liberties. The lawless men abridged the liberty of the subject, by obliging respectable parties to re main at home from sunset to sunrise, and sometimes during the broad day, through fear of assassination. If some dozens of the population were brought to justice under this Act, no doubt millions would benefit by it. He could not conclude his speech better than in the words of the letter to which he had referred—that is to say, that as they loved justice, as they detested the crime of murder, and as they opposed violence and intimidation, he entreated and implored them not to reject the present Bill. He would, in the future discussions on the Bill, make some further statements respect ing the state of things that prevailed, he was glad to say, not in the whole, nor in a very large portion, but which was limited, he believed, to about five counties of Ireland; but at present he entreated the House, considering the state of that country, not to refuse the first rea ding of the Bill.—( Hear. ) Mr. DILLON BROWNE moved the adjournment of the debate. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN did not wish to take any other course, but what would bring out the whole facts of the case in fair discussion. He thought it would be beat.to adjourn then.— (Cries of " Go on, go on.") Mr. O'CONNELL did not think that the House ought to press him to go on after sitting seven hours. The hest course at that late hour would be to adjourn the further consideration of the question. Sir ROBERT PEEL objected to the adjournment as with out precedent. There was a general understanding that the Honourable and Learned Member for Dublin (Mr. O'Con nell) would address the House, and he had no doubt he would be listened to for an hour or two. Besides, every facility would be given on the second reading, and the other stages of the Bill, to discuss the measure. On the first reading he hoped they would go on that night. Mr. CALEB POWELL briefly supported the motion for adjournment. Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON thought they ought .to go on. Hon. Members on the other side of the House seemed to prefer an adjournment, in order to consult their love of ease.— (Cries of " Oh, oh.") He thought. that if Hon. Members who had been engaged all day in 'Government offices were willing to sit, that Hon. Members on the other side ought to go on. Let them fight the measure in a fair way, if they wished to oppose what they called this " Algerine Act." He for ore was not prepared to go home at half-past eleven o'clock. Mr. D. BROWNE would not allow his Irish feelings to be excited, notwithstanding the undignified manner in which the Noble Lord bad spoken, who always contrived to say some;hing that was very offensive. He would not sesame that tone, but state the reasons why he moved that adjournment. He did so as the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork (Mr. O'Connell) had precedence with his amendment, but was not prepared to go on at that hour. Besides, the Hon. Member the Right Hon. Gentleman the Home Secretary had made an able speech, in a temper which he Mr. D. Browne) would wish to see imitated by other Hon. Members in that House, and it was but right that time should be given for a reply, as it contained some very striking statements respecting the people of Ireland which it was necessary to answer. He hoped the Government would not use any great precipitancy in forwarding a measure involving to such an extent the rights and liberties of the people. He hoped that the House would not hurry through a measure which would place the whole country is the power of the Lord Lieutenant. Under these circumstances, he had moved the adjournment of the House, and he did not regret that by doing so he had incurred the wrath of the Noble Lord. Colonel RAWDON did not think that it was a very extraor dinary course to move the adjournment of the debate. He himself would have, at an earlier period of the evening, been op posed to it, bat after hearing the speech of the Noble Lord, he was decidedly in favour of the adjournment. Mr. MONKTON MILNES said that as the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork intended to address the House on this question, it might be thought advisable that the House should adjourn, to give him an opportunity of doing se; but if other Hon. Members connected with Ireland thought that they would continue the debate without the leading of the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork, he thought they aught do so still. After the speech they had heard that evening from the Right Hon. Baronet, he thought the sooner they adjourned the better. Sir ROBERT PEEL hoped that Hon. Members having notices for to-morrow, would adjourn them, in order to allow the adjourned debate to take precedence. Mr. COLLETT said he was well acquainted with the sub ject of Ireland, and he knew no subject that should be expedited through the House with greater facility than this. As respected Ireland, it was more important than the corn-laws. Murders were on the increase ; two of his own servants had been shut, and the wife and two chEdren of a man, who was before the jury giving evidence, was shot at whilst going home. He considered that it would be for the public interest that the measure should be passed as soon as possible. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought that the proposition made by the Right Hon. Baronet was a very fair one. He thought that Hon. Gentlemen having motions for to-morrow st ould postpone them. If they did not do so, he should vote against the adjournment. Mr. O'CONNELL said he had a motion for to-morrow, but under the circumstances he should willingly wave it. Lard C. HAMILTON wished to explain ; when he spoke of Irish Members moving the adjournment at such an early hour, he had no wish that the Hon. and Learned Member for Cork should be forced to speak that evening. He referred only to some of the Hon Members behind him. Mr. C. BULLER did not see why they should agree to the question of adjournment without coming to same at range ment with respect to the business of to-morrow. He himself had a notice of some three or four deep, but he would willingly adjourn it in order to allow the debate to continue. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN had a motion for to-morrow, but, with the sentiments he entertained upon this Bill, he did not feel justified in withdrawing it. The House then divided, when there appeared-- For the adjournment 32 Against it Majority —66 On our return to the gallery we found Sir R. PEEL address►ng the House, He was understood to say he would agree to the adjournment of the debate to this day. After a few words from Mr. O'CoNNELL and Mr. BORTH• wtoc, the debate was adjourned. ART UNIONS' BILL. On the motion of Mr. WYSE, this Bill was read a second time. Mr. WYSE said that he was prepared to have it committed on any day that would suit the convenience of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said Wed nesday week. Mr. WYSE assented to the sugge.tian, and it was arranged that the Bill should be committed on that day. The Indemnity Bill was then read a third time, and pissed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter -past Twelve o'clock. Puor Dragonttti lies in a hopeless state. 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The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public are respectfully informed that an EXTRA NIGHT, not included in the Subscription, will tako place on THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, _ _ _ When will be performed (for th's occasion only), Donizetti's cele brated Opera, entitled • BELISARIO. Bel!sari°, Sig. Fornasari ; Giustiniano, Sig. F. Lablache ; Alamiro, Sig. Corelli ; Irene, Mdme. Castellan ; Antonina, Mdlle. Sanchioli. To be followed by the Divertissement of UN BAL SOUS LOUIS XIV. In which Mdlles. Lucile Grahat and Louise Taglioni will appear. In the course of the Evening, a New Pas de Deux, by Mdlles Louise Taglioni and Petit Stephan; and the admired Cracovienne, by Mdlle. L. Grahn. - After which, the Last Scene of LA. SONNAMBULA. Arnim, Madame Castellan. With other Entertainments, in which Mdlle. Gaetaulna Brambilla, M. Perrot. Rm.. will perform. To conclude with (for the first time this Season), EOLINE ; ou, La Dryads. Arranged by M. Perrot, in Three Tableaux. Principal characters by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, M. Perrot, Mdme. Petit Stephan, It. Di Mattia, &c. I - 1 the course of the Ballet, a Valse Silessienne, by the Coryphees ; Pas de is Fiancee, by Mdlle. Lucile G^ahn, sup ported by Mdlles. Moncelet and Ca.ssan ; Mazourka d'Extase, by Mdlle. L. Grahn and M. Perrot ; grand Pas de Dryades, Mdlle. L. Grahn, and the corps de ballet. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS E VENING , Will be performed Donizettra celebrited Opera, entitled LINDA DI CHAMOUNI. Linda, Madame Castellan ; Pierotto, Mtllle. Gaetanina Brambilla ; Carlo, Signor Corelli , Il Marchese di Boisileury, Signor F. Lablache ; 11 Prefetto del Villagio, Signor Botelli ; Antonio, Signor Fornasari. To conclude with Vie highly successful New Grand Ballet, by M. Perrot. In Five Tableaux. The music by Signor Pupil. The Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, entitled, CATARINA. ; ou, LA FILLE DU BANDIT. _ _ _ • • The principal parts by Mdlle. Lucile Grahn, Madame Petit Stephan, Mdlles. Moncelet, Cassan, Demelisse, and Madame Louise Taghoni ; M.M. Gosselin, Bertrand, D, Mattla. and Perrot. Verdi's highly successful Opera, " Nino," will be repeated as soon as other arrangements will allow. TP GATI ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Opera, entitled THE CRUSADERS The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. liar rison, Rardini, Horncasile, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. After which •7111 be produced the popular Ballet, called LA TA- ItENTULE. An whiclt Mons. Barrcz, Mr. A. Webster, Mr: Narks, Mon,. Desplaces, Mdlles. Maria, Neodot, K. St. Louin, Mrs. Payne, and Miss Hicks will appear. THEATRK ROYAL, HAYMARKET. TIIIS EVENING Will he nerformed a New and Original Comedy - , called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall. Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. W. Farren ; Sir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, btr. J Bland ; Thomas, Mr. Brindal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. After the Comedy. A SELECTION of MUSIC. Principal vocalists, Mr. J. L. Hatton, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham. and Miss P. Horton. Mr. F. Chatterton will perform a grand fantasia on Erard's gothic harp. The Band will perform the Overtures, " La Symphonie," and " La Neige ;" a Fantasia, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," and -' Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz. To which will be added, the highly successffil Drama now per forming at the Theatre Royal, Adelphi, called THE CABIN BOY. Principal characters by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Howe, Mr. Carle, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. 'lanyard; Madame Celeste and Miss Woolgar. To conclude wi , h a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. 'haracters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humby, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER 'fIIE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY GENERAL TOM THUMB having, on each Evening of his ap pearance, been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory. by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and his equally Incredible Mind, the Management has much p'easure in announcing his Performance for every Evening till further notice. • THIS EVENING The performances will commence with PETER JENKINS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE ,!AIDEN. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss leddlaw. To be followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY TIIUMB ; or, The Ogre and his Seven-League Boots. In which General Tom Thumb, who is engaged expressly for this occasion, will have the honour of making his appearance. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Villars, and Howard. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, fid. THEAME ROYAL ADELfill, TILES EVENING Will be performed a New Petite Drama, in Two Acts, called, THE CABIN BOY. Mons. Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith, Largecetti, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste; Mdlle. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. After which, a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CANIBEItWELL ? C;.iesterfleld Honeybun, Mr. WrigliZ; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma zoarkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a New Farce, called MOTHER AND CHILD ARE DOING WELL i Principal eharaetars by Messrs. Paul Bed ford and Wright. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STEEET Last Week of the celebrated Artistes, Madame VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. '1 HIS EVENING Will be performed a New Vaudeville Comedy, entitled, THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT. Duke de Chartres, Mr. J. Vining; Count tie Brissac, Mr. Harris ; Dr. Druggendraft, Mr. Compton ' • Pierre Palliot, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mdlle. Duval, Miss E. Honner ; Duchess de Chartres, Madame Vestris. After which the favourite Comedy, entitled ONE HOUR ; or, A Carnival Ball. Mr. Charles Swiftly, Mr. C. Mathews ; O'Leary, Mr. Collins; Miss Dalton, Madame Vestris. _ To be succeeded by Mr. Charles 3fathews's Farce of PATTER VERSUS CLA.TTER. Captain Patter, Mr. Charles Mathews. To conclude with THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo, Mr. Collins ; Isabella, Miss Emma Stanley. NEW STRAND THEATRE. PHILLIPPE'S 3IAGICAL DELUSIONS. M. Phillippe respectfully announces that he will make his last. appearance, until Easter, on TUUItSDAY Next, the 2d of APRIL. The Last Morning Performance will take place on WEDNESDAY Nest. Doors open at a quarter plat Seven, to commence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ' • Gallery, 6d. ; Tato Boxes, 11. Is.. and 11. Its. 6d. Y IttrYAL AM PIItTIi.ATEE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Positively the last Week before the Easter Holidays. Immense. Novelty, which wid combine the attractive Entertainments ex— pressly prepared by Royal Command, on the occasion of the Visit; of her most gracious Majesty the o..teen, Prince Albert, and thet Princess Royal to the Amphitheatre on Tuesday, the 24th instant. The last Six Representations of " The Elephants of the Pagoda." THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Spectacle, entitled THE RAJA OIL' NAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which UPI whole ressurces of the Establishment will be introduced. Brabant Scenes of the Circle, in which Mr. Batty will have th honour of appearing with his celebrated Arabian mare Bede, oA whose performances Royalty has beeu pleased to bestow the Inc* t marked encomiums. The whole to coneude with a Novel Afterpiece. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 30. l'nEttmominEn, Lowest, 37; Highest. 51; Noon, 50% BAROMETER, 30.19.—W1ND S.E., fine. .iIWI WATER AT LONDON-MUDGE THIS DAY. 111rtline •• 26 ;minutes after 4. I Eveninz .. 45 minntes after ♦, :,, 3 ..,,,,,,,, v.:, .• v ,. ....,,: ;.. r .,!...,„, ~,,, ?, , , : ,„,,, ~--..4: r, u,]: I , ". • Al () ''' .. 'le ' ' ~I .Ore , ~ , --, -7( ~, - gg e 4tr*l-,.. • .711111,4 LONDON, TUESDAY. MARCH 31, 1846. The Lords met at Five o'clock. On the motion of Lord KINNAIRD, a select committee was appointed to consider the subject of railway legislation gene rally, and their Lordships adjourned. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. MILES M'DONNELL took the oaths and his seat for Mayo. Several Railway Bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway (Deviations and Branches) ; the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Steyn ing Branch); and the South-Eastern Railway (from Tun bridge Wells to Hastings and Rye), were read a third time and passed. Sir R. PEEL gave notice of his intention on Thursday next to move the thanks of the House to Sir H. SMITH and the Commander-in-Chief for the late glorious victory in India. Sir J. GRAHAM then moved that the orders of the day be now read, for the purnose of postponing them, in order to enable him to move the first reading of the Irish Life and Property Protection Bill. Sir W. Sommtvmme moved, as an amendment, that the word " now " be left out. He objected to the first reading of the Bill, as a measure containing enactments of the greatest severity, and suspending, in fact, the con stitution of the country. It was idle to suppose that a measure that made it transportation to be out after dark in Ireland would stay the arm of the mur derer. The measure had been adverted to in her MAJESTY'S Speech from the throne, it had progressed but slowly in the Lords, and now, on the 30th of March, they were called upon to read the Bill a first time. The Irish Members felt called upon to oppose the proposal of the Right Honourable Baronet. He was sure it was the best for all parties that the first reading of the Bill should be postponed. It was best for the Government, be cause in the mean time they might lay their other Irish Bills before the House, which he had no doubt would prove that it was the intention of the Government, not only to punish the evil doers, but to reward and encourage their industrious fel low sub,;ects in Ireland. He moved that the motion of the Right Hon. Baronet should be negatived. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN seconded the amendment, which he trusted would be acceded to by her Majesty's Government, because ha could assure them they were now about to enter into a controversy that would last ler months, and one that the Irish Member were not desirous to enter into. Sir' J. GRALLAX said that it was now the opinion of her Majesty's Government that the time had arrived when the measure should be submitted to the consideration of the House of Commons. It was perfectly competent to the House, if it thought fit, to throw out the measure on its first reading;; and should it think proper to do so, it was the duty of the Government to bow to its Cecision. He was aware of the importance of the corn-law measure, and no exertions would be wanting on the part of the Government for its final adoptio, but still he attached great import ance to the fact• of the opinion of the House of Commons being taken in this measure. He could assure the House the Government were sincere in bringing this measure forward in their desire to protect, life and property in Ireland, and it they did not succeed in perivading the House to read that Bill a first time at the present moment, that sincerity might be doubted. If they would allow him to go Into the merits of the case, he had no doubt of convincing the House of the necessity of t he measure. Mr. SHAW would not oppose the proposition of the Govern ment, although he was not very sanguine of the success of the measure: The Rif,ht Hon. Gentleman then proceeded at some length to answer the attack made upon him on Friday by Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and solemnly averred that. in all the communications be had had with the Members of the Government, lie was actuated by no selfish motives, and had no wish for any office except that which he held, which was enough for him, his bread, and his independency. He believed that the Go vernment was a falling Government, that the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home department was the evil vilius that caused that fall, and that no Government could exist with such a Member in it, He entertained the sin cerest respect for the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government, and was sincerely sorry that he had been caught in the net of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Home Departmen', for whom he entertained a feeling that, out of respect to the House, he would not mention. Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought he was perfectly justified in the course be had pursued towards the Right for. Gentle man. He had refused to give his sanction, ac a Minister, to a proposition to pay the Recorder of Dublin a salary o: 3,000/. a- year out of the Consolidated Fund, with a retiring pension to the present possessor of the office; and no doubt that had been the chief cause of the vituperations of the Right Hon. Gentleman. Lord G. BENTINCK supported the proposition of the Go vernment. _ _ _ Sir G. GREY thought that the Corn-law Importation Bill ought to be proceeded with by the House before any other nv-asure. _ _ Mr. 11. GR.Arnue supported the motion of the Hon. Mem ber for Drogheda. If the Irish country gentlemen did their deity, there would be no necessity for the Bill. Mr. S. HERBERT trusted that the House would not adopt the motion of the Hon. Member for Drogheda. Lord J. RUSSEEL thought with his lion. Friend the Mem be r for Devonport that the Corn Bill ought to be dis posed of before any other measure was proceeded with. He hoped the House would assent to the motion of his Hon. Friend the Member for Drogheda. Sir R. PEEL, did not expect to have heard any state ment made casting a doubt en the sincerity of the Govern ment with respect to the Corn Bill. They had been told that they would be met with every species of delay to the IL ish Bill; that might be so, but it was the duty of the Go vernment not to permit such menaces to vary their course; they would not be intimidated by such threats; they would pursue the plan they had laid down, and if the House did ri.iot adopt it, the House would take upon itself the responsibi lity, and remove it from her MAJESTY'S Ministers. Sir R. H. INGsas supported the proposition of the Go vernment. Lord WORST.EY supported the amendment. Col. RAWDON opposed the motion. Mr. J. O'CoNwELL supported the amendment. Mr. COBDEN also suported the amendment, and regretted lie course the Government had chosen to adopt. _ _ The House then divided, and the proposition of the Go vernment was carried by a majority of 39 ; there being for it, 147, and against it 108. Sir JAMES GRATIAM then at considerable length moved the i!rst reading of the Bill, entering minutely into the reasons that had induced the Government to propose the measure. At the consent of Sir R. PEEL, the debate was adjourned to this day. The orders of the day being disposed of, the House ad journed at a Quarter past Twelve. Looking to the necessity that exists for Parliament legislating with promptitude to meet the different ills I bat at present affect the common weal—some springing I . rom bad laws, others from the visitations of PROVIDENCE —the vastness of the various subjects that have, there fore, been already brought under the consideration of the Senate, and looking, also, to what is even still more desirable, that as soon as we shall have adopted the - valuable provisions now before the Legislature, for 'checking and mitigating the sad effects of a stunted and abortive commercial code on the one hand, and of im perfect legislation for Ireland en the other, our law givers should be readily addressing themselves to the important task of eradicating, by well-considered mea sures, the causes to which such infelicitous consequences may be severally attributed,—we grudge every hour uselessly or injudiciously wasted within the walls of St. Stephen's. It is with great regret, therefore, we-per ceive that Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE hasgiven notice that he will move an Amendment against the first reading of the Bill for the Protection of Life in Ireland, sent down to the House of Commons from the Lords The first result of this will be tp prevent the Corn Bill from being read a third time until after Easter ; and any delay thrown in the way of passing that measure of vital importance Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE must him self well know will be of the most serious detriment to the mercantile and other interests of the country. The next is, that the time the discussion will consume, will so far, if not altogether, prevent the Ministry from effectuating the measures of primary urgency in suffi cient time so as to enable them to carry, during the pre sent session, any others that might be instrumental in placing Ireland under a system of government far more salutary than any she has hitherto enjoyed. Again, it is unusual to raise the chief discussion upon the first reading of a Bill which has received the sanction of one branch of the Legislature, except where it happens to be one quite novel in its nature, and likewise produc tive of some extraordinary ,change in the work ing of our Constitution. The usual custom was, therefore, derarted from in questions of such extraordi nary magnitude as the Catholic Relief Bill, the Reform Bill (although just and equitable in themselves), and others of similar import. On the other hand, the ordinary rule is observed avowedly upon the principle, that the second reading and subsequent stages of a Bill afford ample scope fcr a full discussion of any measure, before it can receive the ultimate assent of either House of Parliament. Unfortunately, too, a Bill for the preven tion of murder in Ireland has nothing of novelty in it, the present century having too frequently witnessed similar enactments under the recommendation of Govern inents, Whig as well as Tory. It is a measure, too, which has n , vcr lasted long, Parliament ever rejoicing to limit its duration to the shortest possible period con sistently with the painful necessity by which it was evoked. Again, before giving the notice to which we have alluded, and which must ental the pernicious const quences to which we have adverted, Sir WILLIAM Soisteevieax ought to have recollected, that Ireland has (although ma fortunately not so numerous as we could wish) many warm and sympathising friends in the House of Peers, men of vast acuteness, and who, unless they had felt themselves overwhelmed by the awful exposition of the state of society in that country by the Earl of ST GERMANS, would have been prompt to rise, and elo quently denounce the proposition for clothing the Government with the extraordinary power demanded. The statement, however, remains unimpeached ; and, indeed, it may be said, that every day's intelligence from Ireland confirms its truthfulness. Lord Aleanotrams, to whose administration the people of Ireland will ever recur with grateful sentiments, has recently declared that he considers the Ministerial measure, as not only being imperitively called for, but as having been too long delaye I. Earl GREY, moreover, to whose s p eec h the Irish may refer with thankfulness, did not at • tempt to question the necessity of some such measure, although he sought, and not unsuccessfully, to mitigate the severity of some of its provisions. For these reasons we lament that Sir WILLIAM SOMER VILLE. has departed from the usual course. No greater misfortune could possibly occur to Ireland, than that she should find herself deprived of men of rank and pro perty, which must inevitably be the case should the ex isting outrages continue unstayed. The assassinations are confined to men of no particular party, or political opinions—the man of integrity and benevolence falls equally the victim with the man of the most opposite character. To such a pitch has this fearful lawless: ess arisen, that darkness is no longer required as a special veil for the assassin—his daring acts are perpetrated with fancied, nay, in too many instances, with real impunity, in broad daylight. Ireland requires the influx of capital and a good resident gentry; but, unless these harrowing practices are vigorously put down, we shall look in vain, for her either receiving the one, or benefiting by the other. Lot it not be supposed, however, that we are ad vocates fur the entire measure, as it has come from the Lords. No, on the contrary, we feel that it is sus ceptible of many and valuable corrections, that the stringency of some of its provisions may be mitigated, without depriving it of its efficiency. But, so long as some such measure is imperatively demanded, we depre cate the loss ultimo which must necessarily be incurred, should any prolonged discussion take place on its first introduction. The calm tone which pervades the Paris journals, even the most violent of them, when reference is made to England, form a striking contrast to that exhibited some few years since. Till about two sessions ago from the time of the Syrian expedition, the most violent animosity was displayed by the Opposition, both in the Chambers and in newspapers, against everything English. Never was any interesting debate got up in the Chambers without the encroachments of the English, their selfish ness, their tyranny on the seas, and the humiliation of France forming the principal themes for the displays of the BAIIROTS, and BILLAULTS, and MAUGUINS ; the English Cabinet had everything its own way, the entente cordiale was a mockery and an insult, GUIZOT was the Minister of the " Foreigner," the affair of PRITCHARD was magnified into a great national , ance, a just cause of war, and the Marquesas and Ota heite Islands were considered of infinitely more im portance than were in by-gone days the whole of the French settlements in India, or the valuable possessions in Canada. A small spark would have been sufficient at the time to have roused all the violence of ancient anti pathies, and thrown the whole of France into a con• flagration. A most perceptible change has gradually taken place without concessions on either side, and affairs in which tbe two countries are deeply interested may be discussed without national prejudices, and with a moderation becoming two powerful nations. A remarkable instance occurred last week in the Chamber of Deputies, when the Chan nel Fisheries Bill was under consideration. The Mem bers conversed on the subject, and debated on the different clauses, like a body of legislators, and not, as in former instances, like a mob ; they seemed anxious to obtain what they considered the rights of the French fishermen, without materially interfering with those which pertained to the same class in England, and a Bill, on the whole satisfactory—as far as our knowledge of the subject enables us to judge—was adopted by a large majority. Even the remarks in the most violent Opposition journals are extremely moderate, and only go so far as to assert that France has hardly obtained her just claims. The Courrier Francais, usually most hostile to England, has treated the subject with the utmost good humour, in an article which deserves praise as much for its peaceful tone as for its wit and originality. A brief extract will enable the reader to judge : " Between France and England is a vast sheet of wafer forming the abode of innumerable swarms of fish, which are brought to our tables not only for the gratification of our palates but for the support of our existence. This rich prey has been disputed by the ichthyophagi of the two nations. Hence have arisen conflicts, warm and acrimonious crimi nations and recriminations. and earnest and loud applica tions to the two Governments to obtain justice for these irritable and sometimes bellicose appetites. Under such embarrassments, what can our diplomatists do ? The fish prefer the coasts of England. There they may bask in the revivifying rays of the sun, or gambol in peace, sheltered in calm bays, protected by stern ramparts formed of capes and promontories. Oys;:ers, on the contrary, armed with their shelly panoply, remain faithful to the shores of France, and particularly delight in the Bay of Granville. the bed of which is paved with them. Seeing this, the English diplomatists have prcposed to the French negotiators to trace a line drawn at the distance of a marine league from each coast, reserving the spaces between the two lines and the , Lures re spectively to each nation, thus leaving to us our oysters, and to the English all the rest of the fish of the sea—leaving us, in short, the means of sharpening our appetites, while cur neighbours over the water are left more than enough to fill their capacious stomachs. We are invited to grant what is called an act of courtesy, but which we should rather term an act of abnegation. This is what the amiable Marshal Soult eagerly did in 1839." We congratulate our neigbours on the other side of the channel on this altered tone, and confidently hope that they will ih time see it is infinitely better to settle disputes in this way than by appealing to muskets and cannons, and throwing the whole world into con fusion about a matter which tad() reasonable men could adjust in a few days or a few hours, without pre judice to the interests or the honour of either country. In looking at this change the friends of peace cannot fail to pay a high tribute of respect and gratitude to the Foreign Ministers of England and France. By their moderation, their love of tranquillity, and an almost total absence of those national antipathies which have caused the world so much suffering, Lord ABERDEEN and M. GUIZOT have acquired a high title to the praise of their countrymen. They have thereby paved the way to a more rational system of settling differences for the future, made the establishment of commercial rela tions more easy, and rendered England and France the arbiters of Europe. At the risk of repetition, we should feel compelled from a sheer sense of honesty, supposing our own indi vidual sympathies were not implicated in the matter, to persist in our strictures upon the deplorable condition of Ireland, and the moral necessity there is for some alle viation to its inhabitants. Nothing can divert our atten tion from the dire visitations of one kind or another now rife in the social atmosphere of that unfortunate island—the effects of those visitations being famine, contagion, murder, and general insubordination; the cause of all being solitary but grievous. We mean a long political mismanagement. And this is no mere hypothesis; it is a truth sanc tiened by the acquiescence of a vast majority both of the Legislature and the people. One single para graph in the Royal Speech delivered by our Gracious SOVEREIGN at the opening of the present session would alone be a sufficient demonstration of this fact. So also would the promised motion of the Noble Lord the Member for the city of London, or the petition introduced the other evening by Earl GREY, or the Coercion Bill itself. Each of these, individually, and all of them collectively, prove beyond the shadow of a shade of a question that the present miseries with which the Irish population are now overwhelmed are alone removeable or eradicable through some veri table political interference. Government has ineeed recognised this truth, and the Executive has taken such measures for the decrease of starvation and disease as were consonant with its capacity for independent move ment. One hundred thousand pounds have been already expended in the purchase of provisions: 26,000 quarters of Indian corn, and 24,000 barrels of corn meal have been imported at the instance of Govern ment, and such other arrangements as appeared compatible with the exigencies of the time, and the dis position of the multitude—such, for example, as fever Bills, and alterations in the deep-sea fisheries, and the impulse given to railway business—have been sedulously attended to by the Ministerial authorities. Yet, not withstanding all these laudable exertions, there is a fear ful accumulation of evils still untouched, and increasing both in extent and intensity. The Executive department of the Legislature has acted, within the last few months, with the most praiseworthy regard for the welfare of the Irish, still their task is very far from being completed ; their duties are still onerous. According eves to the report officially published, 250,000 quarters of Indian corn were estimated as the quantity alone capable of sup plying the deficiency of human food even at the smallest computation. Of these two hundred and fifty thousand quarters, scarcely more than one-fifth has been introduced into Ireland! Two hundred thousand quar ters are even at this moment req'iired to make up the original estimate. From the Premier's own statement it appears that 100,0001. have been already expended in the purchase of that article, namely, in the purchase of one-fifth. Con sequently, to make up the deficiency, an additional out lay of no less than 400,0001. would be necessary. Nor is this all. The concomitants of the evil aro numerous and terrible. They are deepening and enlarging on all hands with frightful rapidity. The condition of the destitute is becoming each day and almost every succes sive hour more heartrending to hear of—how much more so to behold ! From North Tipperary we receive the intellig-nee that Roskiteisrn is still prevalent. An racial response to the deputation from the city of Limerick, which recently waited upon the Lord- L'eutenant, has recognised the existence of " extreme distress in that district." On Friday last, an assassina tion was attempted upon a coroner of Clare, at the gate of Newboll, near Ennis. From the Enniskillen papers of the preceding day, we likewise learn the de tection of a diabolical conspiracy for the murder of a magistrate of Fermanagh, a Ribbon warranthaving been discovered upon one of the parties implicated in the busi ness, together with "a gun charged with six inches of powder and shot." Every supplementary account, in short, from the sister island tends more and more to attest her unsound and truly lamentable condition—every fresh packet is else disclosure of some new and ulcerous wound. Nevertb eless, there is one especial exposure of a grievance so cruel, so siguificant, and so unparalleled, as to demand some more particular allu sion. It is the eviction of tenantry from the property of Newtown-Gerard—a case already notorious from its frequent mention in the House of Peers. The spectacle of desolation which presents itself to the inquirer in that doomed neighbourhood is, from the remarks transmitted by a reporter to Free man's Journal, dispatched thither for the purpose of supervision, truly pitiable. Every habitation but one in the village of Ballinglass, the scene of the visitation, is not only rendered untenable by the destruction of the thatched roofs, but the very walls are thoroughly levelled with the ground, and even the founda tions are rooted out of the earth. Tho single house, still standing amidst that arena of ruin, is occupied by a wretched couple, incapable of exertion from ex treme disease, and "even they." to quote our informant, " have since been served with notice to leave the place within fifteen days, or the house would be tumbled on top of them !" Nothing is visible except the remnants of cot tages, endeared by a thousand tender associa tions to the outcasts, fragments of furniture, shreds of wearing apparel, and the broken remains of crock. ry. The eviction occurred on the 13th of the present month; the scene of devsst ttion occupies an area of 400 acres; 61 families, in all 270 souls, were driven forth from their tenements, houseloss and pennyless. And these wretched creatures found shelter only in the roadside ditches. Could anything be more ruthless than this wholesale system of eviction? Could anything be more indicative of the fallacy of the social code of that country ? We think not. On the perusal of such re citals as the foregoing indignation merges into pity ; may that pity, in regard to our legislators, resolve tself into some substantial token of their cornmisera ion I—a wholesome and comprehensive measure. The intelligence from Madrid, which is to the 22d, is nearly all gleaned from private correspondence, for nearly the whole of the journals have disappeared, even some of those hitherto strong - supporters of monarchical principles; among these—the Catolica and Esperanza. The Tiempo, which still exists states that in consequence of the Universal, Espanol, Tiber tad, Eco, Clamor, and Espeetador, having ceased to ap pear, above six hundred printers are without work. The Heraldo continues to defend its patrons, and adduces as a proof of his regard for the constitution the publication of the new electoral law in the Gazette. This official organ also contains five royal decrees. One of them appoints Don PEDRO SABATER, Political Chief of the pro vince of Madrid; another appoints Don Luis Josa SARTO RIUS, Secretary of State and of the Council of Ministers; a third confers the appointment of Captain General of Burgos on General BALBOA, lately Political Chief of Madrid ; by a fourth, Don JUAN VILLALONGA, lately Captain- General of Burgos, is appointed Captain - General of Gallicia ; and a fifth appoints Don FRANCISCO Maxim, Minister Plenipotentiary in Switzerland. It is said that General BALBOA is so detested at Madrid for his cruelties during the civil wars, that NARVAEZ had considered it prudent to appoint him to another place. All the troops in the neighbourhood had been ordered to approach the capital, every necessary measure had been adopted to put down any attempt at insurrection, and about twenty General Officers, supporters of constitutional Government, had been ordered to leave Madrid. On the 21st the Three per Cents. closed at 32 1 / 1 for cash, and 32% for the 26th of April. The Fives were not quoted. The Paris papers contain no news of much imnortance. The Chamber of Deputies had been engaged for two days in discussing a Bill for the better regulation of the Channel Fisheries; and it is gratifying to find that the debate was conducted with great moderation, and without any remarks respecting the English fishermen which could give offence. As the Bill is of considerable importance to that class, we have given a comprehensive summary of the clauses in another part of The Sun. It was adopted by a majority of 235 to 8. The Committee of the Chamber, on the Budget, for Algiers, met on Saturday, when the question was dis cussed whether Algeria should be formed into a separate department ; and the Members in general expressed them selves favourable to the plan. In the Chamber, on the same day, the Minister of the Interior introduced three Bills, one relating to foreign refugees, a second demanding 200,000 f. for the celebration of the " July fetes," and the third for establishing an electric telegraphic line from Paris to Lille, at a cost of 410,000 f. It appears that the Bill for constructing a railway between Bordeaux and Bayonne will be introduced in a few days. The papers still continue their comments on the affairs of Spain, but, with the exception of the following extract from the Presse, we flnd nothing requiring notice. We hope, and, indeed, are inclined to believe, that the communication made to that journal is founded on facts. "We had, yesterday," says the Presse, " communicated to us a letter, written from Madrid, by a personage who is highly placed, and is one of the most influential of the Progressist party. This letter states distinctly that Count BRESSON has used every effort to prevent the return of General NARVAEZ to power, and pro tests loudly and openly against the system of reaction adopted by the new Ministry. This letter is a confirmation of our own direct intelligence, and, were we permitted to name the author, the Constitutionnel would see bow incon siderate and unjust are the attacks it has been making upon our Ambassador." On Thursday the Orleans and Tours Railway was opened with great pomp and ceremony at the latter place. The Dukes of NEM9URS and MOWTFENSIER were present, and great crowds went from Paris to witness the scene. On Saturday the French Five per Cents. closed at 119 f. 85c. • Four per Cents., 106 f. 50c. ; Three per Cents., 83f. 75c.; Tr easury Bonds, 3% a 3 et 8 am. ; Neapolitan (Rothschild's) Definitives, 10If. 25c. ' • Romans, 101%f. ; Belgian Five per Cents. (1840), 102 1 4 %f.; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 56 3 4 f. ; Belgian Bank, 94.5 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents. (1841), 36N. Exchange on London —one month, Money, 25f. 62%c. ; three months, Money, 25f. 42%c. Railway Shares are lower.—For cash, Parts and Orleans closed at 1,290 f. ; and Rouen, 1,032 f. 58c. ; Rouen and Havre, 750 f. ' • Avignon, 945 f. ; Strasburg and Bale, 236 f. 25c. ; Northern, 770 f. ; Bordeaux, 660 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 533 f. 75c.; Nantes, 560 f. ; Dieppe, 465 f.; Vierzon, Montereau, an 1 Fameoux net quoted. Lyons Dellnifives offered at 600 f., but no buyers. RUMNESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ifeacit 28. Boulogne and Amiens, 12—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), I —Dutch Rhenish, 6 3 4—East Indian, %—Great North ern ei France Constituted, 15% —Great Western Canada, 2A, Lyons and Avignon, 2—Madrid and Valentia, % —Namur and Liege, 2—Orleans and Bordeaux, l2%—Paris and Orleans, BOLA—Paris and Strasbourg (Constituted), 6%. We understand that Mr. Henry Rich, formerly Member for Knaresborough, will offer himself for Richmond, in the room of the Hon. W. R. Colborne, deceased. The following is a correct list of the Members who voted on the second reading of the Corn Bill, not having been in the previous division. For, nine—A. B. Cochrane, T. C. Granger, James Kelly, John O'Brien (Limerick), R. Os borne, Caleb Powell, tight Hon. A. Rutherfurd, Lord Gran ville Somerset, W. H. Watson. Against, six—R. Archbold (Liberal), Lord Henry Bentinck, W. J. Denison (Liberal), T. S. Forman, T. B. Hil lyard, and H. St. John Mildmay. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTER SALLS-Y ESTERDAY. The attention of a large muster of the subscribers was again chiefly directed to the rich Handicap to be run for on Epsom Downs on Friday next. It was obvious from the very commencement of the betting that Peasant was to be invested with the premiership. The Commissions were numberless, and a few, fortunately for the principals, were executed at 8 and 10 to 1 ; the layers, however, were net slow in taking advantage of the eagerness to got en, and the odds, consequently diminished to 6to 1, takers. We have reason to believe that there was still a good deal of money to get on at the close. Auricula was backed freely at 1", 11, and 12 to 1, Lyons at , 2 and 13 to 1, and Satyr at 18 and 20 to 1 ; the other transactions were not indicative of any decided feeling, either for or against the horses quoted. With the exception of Miss Burns, who appeared to be rath:r on the totter, most of the Chester Cup heroes were steady, at something near the last average ; of the outsiders Crim. Con. was most in request. The Derby betting was flat, still we should'mee tion that Sting and Brocardo were in constant demand, and that 1,000 to 30 was taken in three or four places about Humdrum ; Tib thorpe declined to 30 to 1, but left off with backers. We subjoin the last quotations : METROPOLITAN STAKES. 6 to 1 asst Duke of Richmond's Peasant—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Auricula 12 to 1 apt Mr. Lowther's Lyons— taken 13 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's My Mary 14 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun 18 to 1 agst Lord Glamis's Satyr—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Beeten na Tell—taken. mini ER cm.. 11 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat—taki 12 to 1 18 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy—taken, and aftr. offered 20 to 1 agst Mr. Woffenden's Miss Burns—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower 25 to 1 agst Mr. Thompson's Hope—taken 25 to 1 asst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen 35 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Arthur 40 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moore's Corranna 40 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit 45 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Crim. Con.—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. W. H. Johnstone's The Roper's Daughter—t. 50 to 1 agst Mr. Davis's Redstreak—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Irwin's Polish—taken. DERBY. 7 to 2 agst Lord'E. Russell's Sting—take 4 to 1 11 to 1 agst Gen. Shubrick's Brocardo—take 12 to 1 30 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe—taken 1000 to 30 agst Sir J. Hawley's Humdrum—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 501. 1000 to 15 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—taken. OAKS. 16 to 1 apt Col. Peel's Queen Anne—taken freely 16 to 1 asst Lord George Bentlnek'syrineess Allee—taken THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES, 1847.—0ne tavern keeper in the City has already collected 501. towards this race, and we hear that, be-.ides the parties already mentioned, Mr. Barr, a very exten sive drawer of " swee,s," has "pronounced" in favour of appro priating his per centage on the coming events to the next bonus. With so good and so early a beginning, we have not the slightest doubt that the licensed victuallers of the metropolis will succeed in establishing the richest Spring Handicap of the season. Lord Brougham on Saturday left town for Paris, where the Noble and Learned Lord will meet Lady Brougham, who has arrived there from tile seat of his Lordship at Cannes. We be• Have that the Noble Lord and Lady will arrive in town by the 20th of next month. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left town on Saturday last for Broadlands, near Romsey, Hants. The Noble Viscount and Viscountess purpose to return to Carlton House-terrace on Wednesdey next. Her Ladyship has issued cards for an assembly on Saturday next, which will be preceded by a dinner party. The Friend of litdia publishes the following with re spect to the capture of one of the Scikh chiefs. It is interesting its forming part of the general history of a people whose movements at the present moment are reviled with a more than usual degree of attention:—" Lena Singh, one of the ablest men in the Punjaub, quitted the scene of anarchy in his own country nearly two years ago, under the pretence of going on pilgrimage ; bat in reality with the view ef escaping those dangers to which every man of eminence in'that distracted country was exposed. He has evidently large funds at his disposal. Ile has travelled about with a large retinue from one station to another, and has in every instance experienced the most hospitable reception from the officers of onr Government. He arrived in Calcutta about two months ago, just at the period when the Seikhs were preparing to cross the Sutlej, and he declared his intention of going to Jugunnath Pooree. Re subsequently pro ceeded to the shrine at Gunn Saugor, and on his return thence after the late bathing festival, took up his residence about three miles from town, on the Dum-Dum road. On Friday last he was arrested un der orders from the Governor-General, by Mr. Mytton, the magis trate of the 24-Pergunnahs, and a detachment of artillery from Dum- Bum. A very large amount of treasure, which he had deposited in a boat, kas also been sequestered by Government, and is now safely lodged in the treasury of the 24-Pergunnahs. It is proper to add that he has been subjected to no indignity, and to no inconvenience beyond that ef being confined as a state prisoner its his own resi dence. The cause of his apprehension has been variously reported, and the propriety of it commented on in our public journals. By some it is attributed to the fact that the Sirdar Runjoor Singh, who very recently crossed the Sutlej, and Lurnt a part of the cantonments at Loodirnah, is his brother, and has been managing his estates during his absence. But we can scarcely suppose that this would have had sufficient weicht with the Governor-General to induce his placing Lena Singh antler restraint." EDUCATION IN W ALES.—A meeting of gentlemen connected with Wales, and interested in its social advancement, was held on Thursday evening, at the City of London Literary and Scien tifie Institution, Aldersgate-street, for the purpose of maturing plans, which have been for some time under consideration, for ex tenllng popular education throughout that country. It was resolved to form a society, to he called " The Cambrian Educational Society, for promotive the Establishment of Day-schools in Wales, on the Principles of the British and Foreign School Society." It was stated that the society, although wholly distinct from the British and Foreign School Society, was not intended to oppose that noble insti tution, but to relieve it from all care about Wales, and to take out of its hands all that pertains t the establishment of schools in that country. It was also stated that the "Cambrian" would seek the patronage of the Lords of Cambria's soil, and possibly that of her Prince. That it would he her endeavour to raise a large fund (hy voluntary means), for the purpose of employing agebts throughout the principality, to guide the people in the establishment of schools; of providing school plans suitable to all localities ; of assisting in pro curing grants from the Government, w, ere such grants may be de sired ; of employing persons of experience to organise schools, or to set them in motion when they are established; of assisting com mittees in procuring suitable teachers ; of aiding promising but poor young men to undergo the necessary training at a normal school, Borough-road, or Brecon; if preparing and publishing ,chool-books adapted to Wales, in the two languages, English and Welsh ; of making grants of school-books, &c., &c. The schools, it was re marked, would be schools for all and net for a sect, and would be not n name only, but truly and emphatically National Schools. THE POPE AND THE PUSEVITES.—The f act of St. Gregory was celebrated at Rome on the 12th with great pimp in the church of Monte Cello, in the convent of the Benedictines. A triduo had been ordered en the occasion, to demand from the Almighty the conversion of England. A number of English Catholics had joined in the pions ceremony, and the remainder of the month of March was to be devoted to prayer for that intention. The Pope has made a present sf a splendid emelt,' to Mr. Newman. DARING AND SUCCESSFUL ACT OP POCKET-PICE - INQ.—Wednesday, about two o'clock, a gentleman got his pocket picked of 1501. in' the neighbourhood of the Royal Exchange. He had been at the Royal Bank, lifting a considerable sum of money, and put the parcel of notes loose into his great-coat pocket. The gentle man states, we understand, that he never stopped between the Bank and Glassfard-street, and that he did not observe any person near him he couldsuspect of having taken the money.—Glavoto Chromic ( e • The movi . ment in the ',tree provincial towns to en deavour to stay the further proceedings of the hulk of Railway Bills in Parliament is extending to every distrct, In fact, opinion may be said to be unanimous on the subject, and the people In the provinces expect that their efforts will 5e warmly,and vigorously seconded by the London Sock Exchange. M•Plisiloen, of the 65th Regiment, has just. had bequeathed to him, by an uncle, deceased, in India, the large sum of 10,0001. COURT CIRCULAR. ——-- The Qneen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk yesterday, in the garden of Buckingham Palace: Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing yesterday, in an open carriage and four, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Mr. George Edward Anson, r.resided yesterday morning at A meeting at the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, in Somerset House. _ Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the Philharmonic Concert at the Hanover-square Rooms• yesterday evening, with their presence. The royal suite consisted of the Duchess of Buceleuch, the Viscount Joce- Ivn, Lady Caroline Cocks, Hon. Miss Devereux, the E rl of Liverpool, the Earl Delawarr. the Earl of Jersey, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord Rivers, Mr. IL Ormsby Gore, Captaiis Francis Sty mour, Lord Charles Wellesley, and Sir Edward Bowater. Her Royal Highness the DuChess of Kent, at tended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Sir George Couper, Bart. also honoured the performance of the concert with he presence. . - Ills Royal Highness Prince Albert having commissione Mrs. Thornycroft to make statues (f the Royal Princes and Princesses, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and her Royal Highness the Princess Royal are now setting to her, preparatory to their being executed in marble. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager Dowiger yesterday at Marlborough House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the ichess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, attended by the Baron de Reitzenstein visited the Coloseuni yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign office. It was attended by Sir R. Peel, the Dqke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James Graham, Mr. Secretary Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Elienb-rotigh, the Earl of Ripon, Lord Granville Somerset, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Right, Hon. Sidney Herbert, and the Earl St. Germans. The Council sat an hour and a half. The Earl of Roden, the Right lion. Edward Lucas, Sir John M.Neille - , and Mr. John Straton, as a deputation from the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Company, had an in terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. Count St. Aulare, the French Ambassador, and Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Earl of Clare and Lord Monteagle kad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman. Lord Thomas and Lady Sophia Cecil have left town for Burghley House, near Stamford. Mr. Rutherford, M.P., and Mrs. Rutherford, arrived at Farraner's Ho:el. Upper Belurave-street. from Edinburgh. MARKET NE W S.-(YESTERD AY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. The last week's arrivals of all kinds of grain of home produce coastwise as well as by land carriage, samples were on a very limited seals, though ef somewhat improved quality; while from Scotian - id the receipts were unimportant. The first supply of oats from Ireland was by no means equal to the wants of the dealers ; while the whole of the arrivals from abroad, which were smell, have gone into the bonded warehouses. From Essex, Kent, and Cambridgeshire the re• celpts of Wheat fresh up to-day were considerably on the increase , and the stands were consequently well filled with samples. This increase in the supply—xotwithstanding most of the large millers are short of stock—had a prejudicial effect upon the demand f..r all de scriptions. The fluent qualities of both red and white supported, in mast instances, the quotations obtained on Monday last ; but the middling and inferior kinds were with difficulty disposed of, even at somewha t easier terms. The market closed very heavily for English Wheat, and a clearance was not effected. As very few parcels of Foreign Wheat have, as yet, been entered for consumption, the importers waiting the result of the new Corn Bill in the Upper House, we hail a very poor show here to-day ; yet, in the present state of affairs. it was quite equal to meet the wants of the trade. Even the 11 10 t selected descriptions burg on hand, and the general quotations oust be considered almost nominal. Bended Wheat and all other grain was excessively dull, very few speculators coming forward. owing to the nnusually high prices emanded by the holder& From our awn coasts as well as from all other quarters the supply 0f Barley has been very trifling, hence the quantity on show to-day was small. Still, however, the Barley trade was heavy, and even the, finest malting parcels hung on hand. In prices wo have no materi el alteration to report. The supply of Malt was again small. Fin e white parcels commanded a steady but not to say brisk inquiry. a' fully late rates. All other kinds were a slow sale, at barely station' ary prices. We had very few Oats on offer, hence the oat trade was firm, at an improvement in the currencies of last week of from 6 11 Is per quarter, and most or the parcels en offer found buyers. not withstanding the supply of Beans was small, that article met a ver7, inactive demand, at about previous quotations. White Peas sold a t full prices, but all other qualities were in sluggish request, though lee cannot call them cheaper. The bakers operated with great caution, consequently the Flour trade was dull, et barely last week's price& In Seeds we have but few sales to notice. FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND. Wheat—Dantzic ...... 57s to 63s Beans .. 39s to 441 Hamburgh . 66s 62s I Pea5e................ 41$ 41 : Barley •-• •• • • • 225 26s Flour—American —s ')ate—New. •••• • • • • 255 271 Baltic Seed SMITHFIELD. The imports of live stock from abroad for our market during the past week have been on the increase•Lthey have amounted to 3 2° Oxen and Cows, 400 Sheep, and 6 Calves, from Rotterdam, Scheidata• and Harlingen.' While at Hull about 100 Beasts and sheep ha ve been received from Holland. We had on sale 270 Oxen and Cove , together with 300 Sheep, derived f on the above porta, in, genera'''. speaking, good condition. As wtr the case last week, t." demand for foreign stock was in a very inactive state, and prices had in most instances a downward tendencl", From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were good as to numbers, and of very superior quality, hi deed we seldom recollect to have seen a finer collection at any Pr e " vieus corresponding period of the year. Notwithstanding, therefoll: the attendance of buyers was large, the Beef trade was very dull, 4 ' a decline in the prices obtained on this day se'nnight of 2d per e lhn. and a total clearance was not effected. From Norfolk, Sufrol' Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,200 Scots, homebred& and short horns ; from the western and midland counties, 600 Ile re :, fords, Herons, runts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 700 "' various breeds ; and from Scotland, 150 horned and polled Scots . Although the numbers of Sheep were not quite equal to those 4 1 '; bited at the corresponding market-day in 1845, the actual weight 0. Mutton was on the Increase, owing to which the trade was in a dr pressed state, and the currencies declined quite 2d per Sibs ; the higher figure for the best old Downs being 5s 4d, and which was not obtained without the greatest difficulty. From the Isle of 55 figh t 60 Lambs and 40 Sheep came to hand. The Lamb trade was hee v /' at barely stationary prices. Calves were in short supply, and hall inquiry, at Friday's depression of from 6d to 8d per Sibs. In PLO. very little was doing, and the currencies had a downward tendend• Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. e. d. to 4. 6 ; Inferior Beasts • 2 3 2 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 ;" Second quality ditto. 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 4LO Prime large Oxen.• 3 310 Southdown Wethers 50 b 4 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 4 4 410 Large Hogs ......3 6 4 . 6 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves lB 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 0 20 7 Inferior Sheep .. .3 6 4 0 Lambs $ 6 ° SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. I Calves, I rigs. 3,185 20,510 7e 260 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since this day se'nnight, the arrivals of country-killed meat, ne e these markets, have been somewhat en the increase, and of la ' average quality. The supplies of meat on offer, killed in the wen polls, having been moderately extehs , ve, the general demand ha s been in a very inactive state, and prices are not supported. Inf erio r Beef, Mutton, and Pork, have declined 2d., and Veal, 6d. to ficl. lb. In the value of other kinds of meat, we have no alteration notice. Very few carcases of foreign Beasts or Sheep have appea r ' s. on sale. At per stone, by the Carcase. 4 s. d. to s. d. a. d. to& 6 Beef, inferior...• .. 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 0 - middling .... 2 8 2 10 4 middling.. 3 8 $ - prime large .. 3 0 3 2 prime ~... 4 4 4 , 4 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 4 ?, • Veal•• ••••••• • • • • • 4 2 5 2 - small ........ 4 6 ' Lamb. Os Oil to Os Od. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Scotland. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Yorkshire •••••••••• • • • • • • • • - Lincolnshire • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • - Norfolk ...................... Suffolk ...................... Cambridgeshire ••••••• • • • • • • • Essex ........................ Surrey. Devonshire . ....... .......... Wiltshire .. .. •• • ... ••••• • • • . • Other parts ........... Beasts Sheep 6acyes Pigs. 50 600 bOO 60 580 — 60 0 55 180 13 0 40 60 90 44 90 le o 30 120 - 1')13 25 SO 70 20 0 60 120 90 300 0 50 140 SO 110 100 400 180 00 Total 534 2,370 420 2, 5° 2 Previous week's arrival.... • . 481 2,570 310 1,3 4 110 160 Difference since onr last .... 53 200 BOROUGH HOP MA /CET. iO re We have s ill to report a steady demand for the best 1 — uU pockets, at fall prices; otherwise, however, the trade is in a si r. ' state. BOROUGH AND SPITAMPIELDS. ,„ to Fair supplies of Potatoes have arrived at the water side dal 0; week in goad condition. The best parc,ls are in good request to prices. In other kinds very little is doing. York Reds, 90 3 t°,oll per ~,, ton; York Regent's, 80s to 110 s; York Shaw's, 80s to 100 s; "" Reds, 70s to 85s. _ _ Vroo7t., 6 0t c. Since Monday last the imports of Wool have consisted o f .fte from New South Wales, and 300 ba'es from various other citl" — ditll: Privately the demand is in a sluggish state, and prices are vil;00' culty supported. South DOWII Hoggats, Is 2d to is sd; l ß oot , ditto, Is 3d to Is 4144:1; Combing. lid to Is 2d; Flanfiel. Is 2d ; and Blanket ditto, 7d to is Id per pound. TALLOW. r Or the The price of Tallow is fair, and more business doing. oie , - autumn, the price of Y is well supported. No good fi rs t-rate o bo e under 42s in boud for the last three Inca tbs. At St. retes t n ap there is a large business doing in Tallow for the autumr4, 6 o o! prices; and it is confldently stated ttiat the quantity for , t r 05 0 next season will be very small. Town Tallow is 42s 6d to 4 "' cash. The Dar] of Derby, who has not sat in Parlilt a r e , rl t: sinee Queen Victoria's coronation, intends, shortly after E as— oll fa tyke his seat in the House of Lords, in order to give his vote 10 of the Ministerial measure —Liverpool Journal. ,1 5' BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON I, , SUNDAY N XT.APRI L Epsom Spring 'feeting, the Great Metropolitan Handicap, Cr y d Park Races, Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, Aquatic 80 )r 00. incidents, existing Steeple Chaste, Pedestrian Wonders, the to cif betweeen Maley and Merryman for one hundred a side ; "" Lo od , mastic and foreign news of the week. Price of Bell's Ltil 40 folio columns,) sixpence. f • If e S O CIETY OF BRITISH ARTISTS.—The priv 6 , of the pictures of this exhibit', n took place on Sat urliy 0 0 ; the nobility and gentry present during the day were the de, t i r l i caller, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Clanric.: 1,0 Bishop of London, Lord Francis Egt•rton, Lord Redesd,li,-,gert Chas. Townshend, Viscount Mahon, Lord Seymour, Samti el ,,,rout.,`" Esq., Major-General Pasley, Earl Cawdor, the Earl of Bel s— d the Bishop of Ripon, the Earl Dude, Sir W. Fremantle , V is t , vile Semerset, Lady Macdonald, the Countess of Blese. l " A ', - 01 0 .4 count Northland, Sir George Couper, Lord Monteagle, worth, Sir George Murray, G. F. Muntz, Esq., 1111' ..,*' es , 1: Baring, Esq., M.P., llenry Baring, Esq., M.P., 13. M.P., Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., the Hou. 0. puncombe. 14 .` • Borthwick, Esq., M.P. AIRTHB At Cardiff, the wife of Mr. D. Woodman, of a daughter. ~. J O On the 27th inst., at Putney-heath, V i scountess Cheisea.224 or On the 16th inst., at Dublin, the lady of G. Poulett Billg t, of a daughter. 1941° On the 20th inst., at Brixton, the wife of Mr . Montmo rency Stokes, of a sn. On the 23d inst., at Brighton, the lady of Captain SST. C. S t4tll.l Bombay Army, of a daughter. SOnlOk On the 25th inst., at Clapham-rise, the lady of Ge orC e Esq., of a daughter. On the 25th inst., the wife of Dr. Ogler Ward, of Kensingte'n. daughter. a%' lir 1 . On the 26th inst., in Wimpole-street , the lad y of Jan B of a son. f Ed 4°. On the 26th inst , in Radnor pla ce, Il y de- p ark, the with (:) bundle, Esq., of a datnte:L_,_—...—•-''''' MRRIE. 1 0 7( e On the 26th inst. , at Kenda l, Herb er t Broom, Esq., of th Temple, barrister-at.law. to Ellen Thorathwalte, elder dauttlii` the late Jehn Thomson, Esq., M.D., of Leeds wife WED. On the 25th ult. , at Santa Cruz, Tenerife , Emma, ItO 1 tO T. Thompson, Esq., surgeon. .. Etri•_.l, On the 20th inst., at Marseilles, Mary, wife of E. Hey —, rsiv On the 20th inst., at Cheltenham, the Rev'. Thom as B. Vicar 21st inst., in Lof Evington, Leicestershire. Aged b/ . On the eadenhall-street, Mr. J. T. UM' , - o f On the 21st inst., Mr. James Cumine, of Loudon. ~,.. SOlk i On the 25th inst., Ele a nor, rel i ct of Thomas H O P -- ' Hans-place. .11 On the 25th inst., Price sq of Shrewsbil l l . Dee' On the 26th Inst., at Upper Tooting, the • -^l4 Williams,' '' Rey•gam"' 4 2 . Beckwith, Rector of Holywell-cum-Needingwortb, Hants, ..e„. war - On the 27th inst., Mrs. Wayte, the wife of Mr. Wayte. te —.Ol church-street , g, Loci 3 on : Printed and Published by -711D0 TOMCCI, of I' r°!.,.nre t Prlnt,r, at The Sun Office, o. 112. Stran d, IR the :" ° lOO O or the Savvy, in the Co mity of Aliddleanz, Tueeilifo 31, 1846. cl R I FERK A tat T ra FRc WIFA An:A) tints 0 obtain lArOl 7 4 . in xt th e } non - Dist l IENT o ~ ' l ne Arts I tteß6S kale. t o Ten. - Lent on 1 :to aio , p it The s .I;AT EI InNzfri nhi or lIIE 1 4. it. tank ~1 14o ritas riornso AtAsr Vorin Ivory e F iFTii th 4 om ,c l'Unt a Itarcl ,___ N T A Thlo ` 4 Reo The ~s ; Dense 0] '''e tab °t Lt.ir for tern 4 , 1 %0 bit kich 1;4 -- T - - t'l i 1u ,,1 1000 `"Teaer THE SUN, LONOON, TUESDAY OR MARCH 81, IY4 SO The • Are A . 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