The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-06 00:00:00

THE Qt'EEN'S CONCERT ROOMS, lIA.NOVER-SQUARE. MISS ANNIE von ESCEI TAYLOR respect ully announces that she will give an EVENING CONCERT at the above rooms, on WEDNESDAY, MAT 12, 1852. VOCALISTS. Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Annie von Each Taylor, Miss Poole. Miss Pyne, and Miss Dolby ; Herr Reichart, Mr. Virrighton, Mr. Frank Bodda, Herr Jonghmanns, and Herr Formes. INSTIMMENTALISTS. Violin, Herr Molique — Violoncello , Mr. Lucas —Harp , Mr. Frede rick Chatterton—Concertina, Signor Giulio Regondi—Guitar, Don R. De Ciebra—Pianoforte, Mr. Aguilar. Conductors, Mr. Aguilar and Signor Pilotti. Sin4e Tickets, 7s. each ; and Family Tic kets to admit Four, 11. Is. each, to be had at the principal Music Shops, and of Miss Annie von Esch Taylor, 27, Bry.anstone-street. Portman-square. Reserved Seats, 10s. 65. each, to be had only ot Miss Annie von Each Taylor. ItOYAL MARIONETTE THEATRE, ADELAIDE-STREET, WEST STRAND. THIS EVENING, and every evening during the week, A new Characteristic Address, by the Manager. After which a new Piece, entitled THE HIPPY MANAGER. A Dramatic DUlenity. In one act. To be followed by a new an d original Burlesque, called THE SPIRIT OF PUNCH ; or, The Arcadian Brothers. To conclude with an entirely new version of the Grand Eastern Spectacle of ALADDDI ; or, The Wonderful Lamp, produced with all the vast resources of this small establishment. Doors open at Half-Past beven, and commence at Eight o'clock. A Morning Performance on Saturday next. Doors open at Nalf-past Two, and commence at Three o'clock. There will shortly be produced several New Pieces, which are now In active rehearsal. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had at the Box-orrice of the Theatre, and of all the principal Librarians. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. THIS EVENING, Will be presented Beethoven's Opera of FIDELIO. Leonora, Madße. Sofie Crave ; Florestino, Signor Calzolari ; Rocco, Signor Susini ; Jacquino, Signor 3lercuriali Monestra, !Signor Fortinl ; Pizarro, Signor Belletti. After which a new GRAND PAS , by Madlle. Guy Stephan , Maass. Rosa, Esper, Lamoureux, Allegth al ' 8 " . After which the last act of MARIA DE ROIIAN, Maria, Mme. Fiorentini ; -krmando, Ildlle. Ida Bertrand ; Rl eardo Signor Calzolari ; De F ies q ue, Signor Fortin' ; Enrico, Signor Ferlotti. To conclude with a new Ballet Divertissement Flednt M. Gasselln, the Make composed and arrang ed by M. Vadaud, e LA FETE DES ROSIERES. By Madlle. Carolina Rosati, Madlles. Rosa, Esper, Lamoreux, and Allegrini ; MM. Di Mattis., Venaira, Go . uriet, and Mathieu. • Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Opera Box-office, Colonnade, Haymarket. itoyAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. GRAND EXTRA NIGHT. First Night this season of Don Giovanni. THIS EVENING, Instead of II Flauto, as announced), Ani be performed Mozart's favourite Opera, DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna, Madame Grisi ; Elviro, Madlle. Bertrandl ; Zerlina, Madame Castellan; Don Giovanni, Signor Ronconi ; Leporello, Sig. Marini ; Masetto, Signor Polonini ; 11 Commendatore, Signor Tag liafico ; Don Octavio, Signor Tamberlik. The Minuet in the Banquet Scene will be danced by Madlles. Koh lemberg, Brussi, Leblond, Robert ; MM. Flusse, 14linard, Ruanit and Alexandre. Composer, Director of Music, and Conductor, Mr. Costa. The performances commence at Eight o'clock precisely. Tickets for the Boxes, Stalls, or the Pit may be had (for the Night or Season), at the Box-office of the Theatre, which is open from Eleven till Five o'cloek ; and of the principal librarians and m usicsellers. 'MEAT E ROYAL, nAT MARKET. Mr. B Webster, Sole T.essee and Manager, Old. Brompton. THIS EVENING, Will be performed an entirely new comic Drama, entitled MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, by 3lessr,. B. Webster, Leigh Murray, Buckatone, and Keeley ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Reynolds, &c. After which a new Burlesque on a frightfully popular subject, to be called 0, GEMINI ; or, the Brothers of Co(u)rse. Characters by Messrs. Buckstone, Bland, Woolger ; Mesdames Buckingham, Col lins, Caulfield, Honey, &c. To conclude with BOX AND COX, by Messrs. Keeley and Buck stone. T LIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Lessee, B. Webster ; Directress. Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, W ill be performed a new Drama of powerful interest, called THE QUEEN OF THE MARKET. Characters by Mcssr. HughCha es sin. , 0. Smith, Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, Worrell ; Mesdames p Harding, anti Keeley. After which, a devilish new Extravaganza, called MEPHISTO PHELES. Characters by Mr. Honey, Miss litzwilliarn, and Miss Woolgar. With VirllO STOLE TIIE POCKET-BOOK ? or, a Dinner for Six. --- -- ROYAL . PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kean. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the COLSIC AN BROTHERS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, A. SVigan, Ryder, Meadows, J. Vining, J. Clr:ster, F. Cooke, Everett, and Wheatleigh ; Misses Phillips, Murray, Robertson, Vivash, Daly, and C. Leclercq. After which a Fairy Tale, in Iwo Acts, entitled WITTIKIND AND HIS BROTHERS or, The Seven Swan Princes and the Fair Melnsine. Characters by Messrs. Harley, Meadows, F. Cooke, Fleamore ; Mrs. Wisstanley, Misses Marshall, Pobertson, Murray, Leclercq, Daly, Vivash, Newcombe, K. Terry, and Madlle. Auricl. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Coder the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathews. THIS EVENING, Will be produced a dramatic story, in eight acts, entitled A CRAIN OF EVENTS. Characters by Messrs. Charles Mathews, Frank Matthews, Robert Roxby, Belton, Baker, Suter, Horncastle, Rosi,re, Butler, and Homier ; Madame Vestris, Miss Laura Keene, Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss Julia St. Gcor,e, Miss Wright, Miss Oliver, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Macnamara, Miss Martindale, Miss Ellis, Miss Grove, and Miss Foote. P.OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager. Mr. W. Farren, THIS EVENING, Will t)e p:rfurmed THE WARDEN OF GALWAY. Characters by Messrs. Farren and Hoskins ; Mesdames Lacy, Lyons, slut Adams. To conclude with THE CAMBERWELL BROTHERS ; or, The Mystic Milkman. AATL EY':7). ROYAL AISIPIIITTI PIA.TRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Yr. W. Batty. The most successful and popular TlNaCre tondos. THIS EVENING, Will be presented a new grand Military Spectai:le. which is now exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IN EGYPT; or, the Battle of Aboukir. ro be followed by Batty's Inimitable Scenes of the Arena. To conclude with a Laughable farce. Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclercq. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tag DAT —Naming 14 rain, aftar 3 !Evening 38 min after :3 To-Momow—Mcrning 1 min. after 4 I Evening 22 min after 4 ...•=1•1•••••1"...1 THE WEATEIER. —Sux OFFICE, MAY 6. THEIIAIO 'IIi.TEE, IN THE SHADE. 53—hignest since neon yesterday. 36—loweet Uiis morning and daring the night. 51—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 36.29. Worn E.N.E.—dull, cloudy weather. LL N., gentle breeze—cloudless. fooLE —Wind N.E., gentle breenpartially cloudy. jaffroik .....wind N., gentle breeze—cloudless. L i gorrroN—Wind N.E., calm—cloudless. y agm ouTH—Wind N.E , gentle breeze—cloudless. Bjg•IISGHA.3I —W in d N. E. , calm —overcast. Rot. yarx) ..—Wind N.E., gentle b reeze — p artillly cloudy. LAlrcLisriiit--Wind N., calm—principally clear. w y..... Wind N., gentle breeze --overcast. DAB Lor•GTost.—..V'ind N.N.W., gentle b reeze — c l oudy. - - 14 .. e•, ,. '.P. 'l4}r 4 rikif ..A ~... ' \ DAILY WEATHER TABLE. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are arranged in order of latitude. Purstotrra—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Ponxamourn—Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. BaturcroN—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. 11.sTncGs—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SOD TRAMPTON—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE , Wind N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. TUNBREDGE—Wina N.E., gen tle breeze— cloudless. GItRNWICII—Wind N. N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LooD—Wind W. g entle breeze—cloudless. —wn"3"—Wind N.E . , gentle breeze—partially cloudy. N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. tiOtH B TE&—Wind E. gentle breeze—partially cloudy. I:tets_ RIDGE—Wind ~ s t rong b re eze—overcast. EIILmINGHA-m—Wind N.E., calm—partially cloudy. w u.rraY—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—foggy. DAkuwcYrow—Wi n d N. by W., strong b reez e—overcast. The returns fronr, the followingolac - es --"dicate the state of the wir.d and weather on Tu . e:du morning at nine o'clock : ' ll4 bleird - n-a aita LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1852. Again the Militia Bill must be brought under the eonsideretion of the House of Commons, the debate of this evening giving fair prom ise of yet further opposition. The more the question is scrutinized the more appreciable, we feel assured, must necessa rily become its extravagance. Originating in a momentary panic, the measure is being hurried for ward with the most blundering precipitation, its advocates being blind to the real exigency of our posi tion, and striving thus by ineffectual means to a lla y their anxiety as to the chances of invasion. Granted that the defences of the country are inadequate ; granted that a descent might he readily made upon one part or other ofourcouts wihont some precautionary ar rangements ; granted that the bare possibility of such a ca4arnity should be guarded against with the utmost imaginable solicitude. But—in the name of common sense, in the name of common honesty, in the name of common prudence—let as not adopt such prepos terous ideas as those of concentrating our defensive ._""g 1 Q1 upon a raw and hastily organized sys aem of m•a,• • tte. If from no other motives, let 11% at least, in obedience to the ordinary dictates of economy, endeaveur by some more rational method to render those islands impregnable. A moderate re-orgl,,,•zatio n of the militia were well enough, of course, ; constituting merely . one among the various defensive measuresr cared out by her MAJESTY'S Crwernment. rneaa:ut to make Lt the most prom i n ent of 3 11 those , es WoUii be assuredly in the hi i irt degree preposter ous . How much larger. • he folly of rendering it not simply the Fr)') s ' a Y of the count y in assailed from the 'reat Britain bein g tteriy a bsurd was the mere notion 0 .nse 0f the absurdity aided As much „ , 7 .. .. 0... 7 ,..... 40)t t ____ T. , ' '-• . . t , ,g, A •- ; ~,75..icii,----\_•,., p, 4 , 1, 4 .,,0- ~, L l / 4 ... . a Voi&l- ft, 0 : ... VA* • ,-,r, . ' I, THE SUN, as anything in rendering the fall of the last Cabinet ridiculous. Yet the Administrators who have suc ceeded Lord Jon RUSSELL and his colleagues in the offices of the: Government, have forthwith hrust upon the attention of the Legislatur e a scheme no less inadequate, to dissipate the dangers complained of, than that introduced to the House of Commons by the ex-Premier, and upon the declared insufficiency of which the Noble Lord and his companions in power were compelled to tender their resignation. Entirely at variance as the proposal of the Hoare SECRETARY is to the real feelings of the community, it is by no means surprising to find the progress of the Bill pertinaciously in- I terfered with by Hon. Members representing very important constituencies, with a view to impede its course, and ultimately even to induce her MAJESTY'S Ministers to consent to a reference of this among other questions to the judgment of the population. Aware, as Ministers must be, that the proposed mea sure is one most unpopular in its character, it is to be hoped that they will be induced by motives of patriotism to delay anything like active legislation in the matter until such time as the next Parliament shall have assembled. Otherwise they will un questionably be throwing another obstacle in the way of an amicable settlement of the existing electoral differences. The difficulty of their own position will, moreover, by that means be come very materially enhanced. They will appear before the country as the authors (im mediately upon the eve of a general election) of one of the most unpopular measures ever adventured upon by any Government, and this after having disappointed the nation very grievously by not introducing, in the course of the budget, reforms like the modification of Schedule D in the income tax or the removal of the impost on advertisements. Out of motives of self-interest alone, it were advisable for the new Cabinet to consent upon this subject, as it has already done upon so many others, to delay the question until the period has arrived when, after being weighed in the balance of public opinion by the various constituencies, it may reasonably and without precipitation be brought under the notice of the newly-elected representatives. It is not, we repeat, that to our thinking some effort is not advisable with a view to increase the defences of the United Kingdom. There is not, we are satis fied, a journalist in England who is more thoroughly satisfied than we are that some extraordinary proceedings should be taken in order to render the national position one of greater security. Throughout the whole of the discussion which has taken place upon this matter, whether in the Press or in the Parliament, we have insisted upon the accuracy of the statements advanced by Sir FRANCIS HEAD, and upon the truthfulness of the warning uttered by his Grace the Duke of WELLING TON. Our anxiety, therefore, is to behold some really comprehensive measure for the better conserva tion of cur sea bound frontiers—a measure which can never be secured exclusively by the simple re•or ganization of the militia. This solicitude, therefore, can never be allayed by the introduction of any such one sided scheme as that embodied in the proposition of the Homr SECRETARY. Feeling thus upon the matter, we rejoice to observe the perti nacity with which the Militia Bill of Mr. WALPOLE is being night after night interrupted in its progress by a series of ingenious and diversified amendments. Seven of these instruments of impediment are down among the notices of motion for this evening, namely, those to be respectively proposed by the Hon. Gentlemen the representatives of Oldham, Lincoln, Evesham, Bury St. Edmnnd's, West Kent, Haddingtonshire, and Westminster. Little, therefore, in the way of its ad vancement can be expected without another, and perhaps another, and possibly yet another, adjourn ment. " A heavy blow and great discouragement" has been inflicted on a numerous, and by no means un- distinguished, body. One of the most shining lights of the corresponding society of " begging letter writers" has paled its lustre for a time. Yes, TEIOMAS HENILY STONE, a gentleman of great tact and experience, of high imaginative powers and un questionable eloquence, has, by the cruel sentence of Sergeant ADAMS, been consigned to banishment for seven tedious years. For him there will be no more early lamb or forced asparagus; his blan- dishments - will scarcely melt the hearts o the grim officials under whose superintendence he will be placed. He cannot indite epistles either as " Fanny Merton," " Fanny Hamilton," " Fanny Lyons," " Mary Danvers," " Mary Whitmore," or any other of the numerous appellations which he re sorted to in his palmy days, before the cruel" Mendi city " nipped his hopes in the bud by their heartless revelations. No more can he appeal to the " Hero of a hundred fights" as the destitute daughter of one of his gallant followers, whose life had been for feited in the very hour of victory. He has now to expiate his offences where his imaginative genius must be kept within bounds. Every letter that he sends off must be previously examined, and even if he could succeed in again deceiving his dupes, the money would be of little service, as he could not obtain any of "the deli cacies of the season" in exchange. He may, however, possibly be enabled to mitigate some of the evils of his situation. It appears that it is not the first time that he has been under sentence of transportation, and his former experience may now become really valuable. Seriously speaking, the trial and sentence will be exceedingly beneficial in many respects, not only as a salutary caution to persons who have resorted to false and fraudulent pretences for the purpose of extracting money from charitable individuals, but also to those who have heretofore been largely victi mised. It will show the necessity of the greatest care before any application is responded to, in which the accuracy of the allegations is not personally known to the party applied to. Stories, however piteous or heartrending, must not be received with implicit credence. There is no case, however urgent, that cannot be postponed for fitting inquiry, or at least a very trifling assistance would be amply suffi cient to enable the applicant to go on, until answers from trustworthy persons could be obtained. The mere fact that an inquiry would certainly be' instituted would deter impostors from resorting to their flagitious schemes and desires. A really deserving object would court the most search ing investigation, while the impostor would slink away abashed the moment any test were proposed. It is, then, an imperative duty on every person who indulges "in the luxury of doing good" to see that he is not deceived by the spurious metal, but that it is a case of genuine distress by which his pity has been excited. The enormous injury to the cause of humanity, of real charity, by hasty and reckless benefactions, is incalculable. The only possible excuse is thereby afforded to hard-hearted selfishness to ignore the most meritorious claims, to disregard unequivocal misery, lest there might be a possibility of deception. The adoption of ordinary precau tions on the part of really kind-hearted per sons would prevent the possibility of this heartless us ,tand strip the cloak of hypocrisy from unworthy shoulders. The facts of the case were exceedingly simple. The bait was thrown out in the shape of an adver tisement most artfully and artistically framed, which was inserted in a morning contemporary, to the fol eTffHecEt C l TartrrAsL a n nd AN ln D ost Ar u F n L fo u r n t n un T a . te A l t ad the . to solicit from those ch ar itable fol lowing de l rei v v e e n n th by h g o r u e r at a dis y t o r a ea n s g 5 .,,d humane persons who ever derive pleasure from condition is almost hopeless, being, ells; be nevolent acts some little pecuniary assistance. The d and reduced to the last extremity. The smallest aid would be most thankfully acknowledged, and the fullest explanation given. Direct Miss T. C. friendless,. 8 ;1 r e ' s 9 s , Post-office, Great Randolph-street, Camden New persons possessing the means of Town." few h o would not be caught by such an affording icHARD FORSTER, a gentleman appeal. Mt. R hdeinreg were few w de serving of the greatest credit for his exemplary con duct in the transaction, responded to the call. He wrote to the direction indicated, demanding further particulars, and received An answer informing him that the writer was the daughter of a deceased mer chant, who had died suddenly in a railway carriage about two years since, that during her father's life she hod been comfortably provided for, but that she had subsequently been d eceived under a promise of marriage, the licence having b ee n actually pur chased. Mr. FORUM& transmitted a Poet-office LONDON, order for 3/. 19s. 6d , and subsequently re ceived a letter, couched in the most grateful lan guage, but hinting at, rather tha❑ asking for, further assistance. The writer must have possessed talents of no ordinary description. There was the grateful acknowledgement for the valuable aid already afforded, which had enabled the afflicted young woman to pay the few trifling demands for which she was liable, and also to obtain sufficient of her wearing apparel to make a decant appearance. But it had swallowed up the whole of his generous bounty, or the poor sufferer could have that day removed to the Hampstead-road, " where a much more comfortable - lodging had been offered to her, and where if he would condescend to call, she would cheerfully and with pleasure relate every circum stance connected with her past history." There was then a deep and apparently sincere ex pression of penitence for past sin, and a slight, very slight attempt at palliation, on account of ber heart knowing no guile, being ut terly ignorant of the deceptions of the world. Any person might have been deceived by such a com position. Fortunately, however, the fair vic tim—a man aged forty—a returned convict, who had been several times summarily convicted, was apprehended on another charge, and Mr. FORSTER was induced to come forward. Toe de ceiver was most properly convicted, and sentenced to the heaviest punishment sanctioned by law— seven years' transportation. We trust that the lesson will not be thrown away, but that those who are ready to give their money will be equally willing to bestow a little labour in ascertaining the credibility and truth of the tales of misery that may be brought under their notice from anonymous sources. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. It being the anniversary of the death of the Em peror NAPOLEON, who died at St. Helena on the Ph of May, 1821, a funeral ceremony took place at the Church of the Invalides, attended by the PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic, the members of the BONAPARTE femily,and a great number of officers be longing to the Imperial army. The fall of the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. con tinues to attract a large degree of attention. We read in Galigiani— " The market has shown a strong downward tendency to-day, and at the close prices were generally quoted lower. This retrograde movement was attributed to an absurd report that the Emperor of Russia had demanded the reimbursement of the 50 millions Five per Cents. of which he is the holder." The Debats says— " The Bourse was very heavy. The public cry was, 'The Emperor of Russia is selling off his Rentes.' By whom—since when—how does it happen—who has seen it? Useless ques'ions all (except for the writer, who, with his sceptical interrogations, wards off the warnings of the Minister of Police). The fact is settled. The impression, at first insignificant, has become deeper and deeper. When the Emperor bought it was a great fact; but now that he sells, what does that mean (a more pointed quessiou than any of the former)? The day was spent in commentaries, and yet the fact is not surprising. The E:nperor of Russia is not the only rentier whom the conversion has brought to the market." The following is the Siecle's manner of treating the same delicate subjtct : " The Four-and-a -1151f per Cents. have fallen below par. The Bourse, which had witnessed all the efforts that heel been making for some time to prevent this stock from falling b low par, has been deeply afLeted by this result, which is the more serious as foreign holders have yet ten days before them to demand reimburse ment. It is probably in consequence of this circumstance that rumours have arisen of large demands of this kind having arrived from St. Petersburgb. However that may he, several heavy banking operations have been ob served to end in important remissions to London. There has also re-appeared a slight premium on gold." The Assembles Nationale, having noticed the same rumours, adds : " Let us hope that such rumours aro without founda tion, and that there will not have to be added a new category to the demands for reimbursement already known." The Jesuitical Univers, of heretic-burning me mory, and the Patrie, continue to play into each other's hand. The Univers, true to its persecution instincts, affects to complain of the injury done its lucubrations by the admission of foreign journals, with fresher French news than is allowed to be sup plisd by the home market. The Univers is, accord ingly, less read by the faithful to the detriment of their souls and the injury of their historical know ledge, touching the errors committed in the 16th century, by the shameful toleration which allowed LUTHER and so many others to die in their beds, whom the Univers would, according to its own ac knowledgment, have doomed to the flames. The Patrie meets these repeated complaints with the usual assurance, that the names of foreign corre spondents are well known to the police, and let them only commit themselves by taking for truth any well got up lie, and down they go into the trap for a year at least, with expulsion afterwards. The Corps Legislatif resumed on Tuesday the discussion on the Convict Rehabilitation Bill, without any occurrence of interest arising until Article 623 was brought forward. That article declares that no condemned person can make his application for rehabilitation without having paid up all the costs of the prosecution, and all fines and damages that may have been pronounced against him ; or, in case of non-payment, without giving proof that he had undergone such amount of imprisonment, as the law required, to liberate him from his obligation to pay. On this article M. LOUVET proposed an amendment, declaring that no fraudulent bankrupt should be admitted to make good his claims to reha bilitation unless he could produce a quittance in full from his creditors. An animated discussion ensued, in the course of which M. RANDOING and M. DELAPALME supported the amendment, whilst M. DEVINCK, and M. ROUHER, who was deputed from the Council of State as Go vernment Commissioner, opposed it. This latter gentleman adduced arguments to prove that a dis tinction ought to be made between applications for commercial rehabilitation and applications for rehabi litation in criminal matters ; at the same time he ad mitted that a difference of opinion had arisen in the Council of State on the very point then under dis cussion. Eventually, the amendment of M. LOUVET was adopted almost unanimously, and in conse quence, the matter was sent back to the committee for further examination. The sitting was then brought to a close at five. We read in the Presse—" The plans for the Crystal Palace in the Champs Elysees have been adopted, and the execution of them will shortly com mence. It is said to be M. HITTOEF who will be charged with this colossal work, for the accomplish ment of which the CarreS Marigny will be consider ably enlarged. The height of the building will exceed that of the towers of Notre-Dame, and the columns, in cast iron, will not be less than three feet in circum ference at their base." The Bourse was rather more firm. The Four-and-a- Half per Cents. opened at 991. 60c., and closed at 99f. 85c. for the end of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 701. 15e.; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,180 f.• Rouen, 772 f. 50c.; Havre, 285 f.; Great Northern, 5834 75c.; Avignon, 290 f.; Vierzon, 685 f., Bad., 9.1.1. f. 25c.; Bordeaux, 613 f. 75c.; Paris and Strasburg, 562 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 3671. 50c.; Paris and Lyons, 6101. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 5. East Indian, 22 i—Grand Junction of France, 4 Namur and Liege, 6X—Northern of Franc e, 233/4 ex d.— Orleans and Bordeaux, 14 7 / 4 —Paris and Lyons, 10 1 / s —Paris and Strasbourg, 21X—Rouen and Havre, 11 i / g —Sambre and Meuse, s—Tours and Nantes, 11 lA—Western of France, SPAIN. Our accounts from Madrid are of the 30th ult. The Madrid Gazette publishes the official returns of the receipts of the Spanish Treasury for the month of March last. They amounted to 111,985,376 reals, being 8,787,93 reals more than in the corresponding month of 1851. The Clamor Publico states that the Spanish Go vernment has given orders for the suspension of the journal of the Havannah, called the Diario de la Maritza, and for the suppression of the subvention hitherto granted to the Cronica of New York. It is stated that the Ministry have under considera tion various plans for introducing ameliorations into the institutions of the country, particularly respecting the f o rmation of railways. MADRID BOLSA, APRIL 30.—The Three per Cents. 43i"; Exchange on London 50 65 money. GERMANY. At the sitting of the Customs' Congress at Berlin, on the Ist, the President of the Assembly declared that the Prussian Government rejected the proposi tions brought forward at a previous sitting by the . Bavarian Plenipotentiary, and that it w ould Tam tain the principles which it had laid down relative to the commercial question. The Chamber of Peers of Bavaria has unanimously interest to the Bill for guaranteeing a certai n to the shareholders in the Palatinate Railway. A letter from Vienna of the 28th ult., states that the shareholders of the Northern Railway at a ge neral meeting held the day before, bad decided on extending that line to the frontier of Galli cia. Th e cost will b e 18 millions of florins ( 4 G ,800,000f. ) , of which the sh are h o ld ers h av e engaged to furnish 13 millions. Th e rema i n d er o f tho money is to be raised by a loan at 5 p er cen t. A convention between Old e nburg and Belgium for the extradition of malefactors has just come into force. THURSDAY EVENIN:G, The arrangement between the Duke of AUGUSTEN- BURGH and the Danish Government is, it is positively asserted, completed. The details are not known, but it is certain that the question of the succession of Schleswig-Holstein has been settled by the Germanic Diet. RUSSIA. The Emperor of RUSSIA, by a recent ukase, enacts that Jews who may undertake to colonise the Steppes shall each receive 150 silver roubles, a certain quantity of land, and the permission to employ Christian labourers ; also that they and their labourers shall be exempt for twenty years from military service. SCANDINAVIA• The corvette the :?,Antelope, of the royal Swedish navy, arrived at Gottenburg on the 24th ult., after a voyage round the world which lasted 37 months. This vessel has discovered in the Pacific Ocean, be tween Japan and the Leo Cheo Islands, three islands not set down in any map, and situated at 20 degrees of north latitude, and between the 128th and 130th degrees of east longitude from Greenwich. They have received the name of Prince Oscar's Islands. A letter from Copenhagen, of the 27th ult., states that a crystal palace is to be erected there on the site of the open riding school of the palace of Christians borg. It is to cover a space of 4,800 square yards, and is destined to verve for the exhibition of the fine arts and of industry of the three Scandinavian king doms. The capital required for this building has been raised by subscription. ITALY. _ We glean the following further particulars on the late explosion at Turin from the papers of the 30th ult. The number of wounded taken to the nearest hospital amounts to fifty, including ten children and fif teen women; among the men, who are mostly soldiers, there is also a priest. The greater part are doing well. On the 29th the persons' killed were interred with great solemnity ; the Duke of GENOA followed the hearses on foot, together with General MAFFEI, Commandant of the National Guard, the Syndic of Turin, and a deputatiom from the muni cipality. The corps of artillery brought up the rear. The following fact is related as a proof of the coolness and discipline of the Piedmontese troops. During the detonations the company of the brigade Savona, on duty at the powder manufactory, was seen under arms, in rank and file, waiting for orders, while fragments of every description were falling about, wounding several of them. An act of unfeel ing selfishness is recorded against the innkeeper of the Great Mogul, who refused to receive eight per- Sons deprived of their homes by the explosion, and sent there by the delegates of the municipality. For this conduct, during a public calamity, the council has deprived the innkeeper of his licence for a week. Fortunately, at the time of the explosion there were but very few people in the adjoining houses; and, more fortunately still, this great mine, instead of taking its impetus in the direc tion of the houses, exploded exactly in the con trary direction, so that the smallest possible mis chief has occurred compatible with the magnitude of the disaster. Its greatest might was expended upon a large meadow, which it ploughed in every direc tion, rooting up the few trees that were upon it. The church of St. Peter's suffered greatly, and even the houses which were not in the direction of the explo sion, were much damaged by the shock. On call ing over the muster-roll of the artillerymen em ployed in the manufactory, twenty-nine men were found absent. A public subscription has been set on foot for the relief of the sufferers, and large sums have already been realised. A commission has been appointed to distribute relief, and forty families have already been relieved by its exertions. Vire learn from Cagliari that the royal Sardinian steamer Ichnusa returned on the 22d ult., laden with wool, from her first trip to Tunis, since the establish ment of that line. The Bey of Torus received the captain very graciously, expressed his satisfaction at seeing this new means of communication fairly com menced, and presented him with a decoration in dia monds. The merchants of the city invited him to a splendid banquet. The Giornale di Roma gives an account of the sitting of the 15th ult. of the Roman Academy of Archaeology, in which Professor Ostrom read a dis sertation on the true origin of Rome, in which he laboured to prove that Rome is much more ancient than the legend of Rosaunus would make it, and that at the time of the war with the Sabines the Etruscans exercised a right of supremacy and paramount au thority over the City of the Seven Hills. The Piedmontese Gazette contradicts the report given by a Paris journal, that the Marquis SPINoLA had been charged by the Sardinian Government to make fresh propositions to the Holy See relative to the negotiations which had been opened between the two Governments. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) Their Lordships sat this morning, for the first time since the vacation, to hear appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Harrington, and the Earl of Z3tianci. ARNOT AND ANOTHER V. BROWN AND ANOTHER. HOGS AND ANOTHER V. BROWN AND ANOTHER. These two appeals, which being identical in nature, were, by common consent, heard together, were from ten interlocutors of the first division of the Court of Session of Scotland. It appeared that the respondent s w ere the proprietors of certain premises in Edinburgh, situated near Holy rood Palace, which premises they designed to turn into a candle manufactory. As soon as their intention be came known notices were served on them by the ap pellants, who are inhabitants of the neighbourhood, and on application being made to the Bill Ch a mber, an interim interdict was granted to restrain the respondents. Against this appeal was made to the C ou rt of Session, which pronounced several interlocu tors, a llowing experiments to be made to prove the as sertion of the respondents that they would carry on their business with out creating any nuisance. This having been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Court, a final interlocutor was pronounced dissolving the inter dict, with c osts against the appellants. Against.this ap peal was now made. mr. R n it and Mr. Anderson appeared for the appel lants, and Mr. Bethell and Mr. Patterson for the re spondents. EXCHEQUER. —(THIS DAY.) GIBBS AND ANOTHER V FREMONT. In this case Mr. Baron Alderson made an order for the inspection by the defendant of certain bills of ex change, letters, and protests in the possession of the plaintiffs. Subsequently Mr. Willes obtained a rule calling upon the defendant to s h ow cause w hy so much of the orer as related to the letters and protests should not be struck out, on the ground that they were not shown to be either in the possession or under the control of the plaintiffs. The ATTORNEY- GENERA L now showed cause against the rule. The action was brought on four bills of ex change, which were drawn by the defendant, Colonel Fremont, on the Secretary of the United States, in fa vour of a person named Hutman, who had made ad vances for the supplies required by the United States troops, who were then serving in Mexico, Colonel Fre mont being commander of the troops and governor of California. Colonel Fremont stated that he had no in tention of making himself personally liable for the bills, and that Hutman well know this when he received them. They were dated in 1847, and the plaintiffs became pos sessed of them in June, 1850. About the lat ter p eriod Colonel Fremont Was in this country, and just before the day he had fixed for his departure he was arrested and detained one night in custody, but was liberated on giving security to the plaintiffs. The defendant had reason to believe that the plaintiffs did not give any value for the bills, and ronaivod thorn from Flutman with a full knowledge of the circumstances under which they were drawn. The letters and protests were stated by the defendants to be in the possession of the plain tiffs, and the reason he asked for their production was, that he considered them necessary for his defence to the action. The other side did not deny the existence of the documents, nor that they were beyond their control. Mr. WILLEs contended that the rule ought to be made absolute. The plaintiffs had given full value for the bills to Hutman, but though application was made to the United States Government, they were dishonoured, and the money had never been received. The COURT considered that the affidavits on the part of Colonel Fremont failed in showing any reasonable ground for believing that any documents were in pos session of th e ot h er s id e w hich might support the case for the defence; but they thought it would be better that the parties should go again before Mr. Baron Alderson, in order that the affidavits might be amended, and the matter put in a shape for a more solemn decision. HANO vEn-EIQUARE ROOMS. Miss Annie von Each Taylor has announced an evening concert at these rooms for Wednesday, the 12th inst. The programme comprises the names of Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Poole, Herr Formes, Mr. Frederick Chatterton, Signor Giuleo Regondi, and several other eminent voca l a nd instrument al p erformers. We are confident the merits of the beneficiaire , and the varied at tractions provided, will ensure a full and fashionable at tendance. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNING,—Mr. Robert Stephenson'a iron yacht, the Titania, was burnt off Cowes last night. POISONOUS BITE BY AN ADDER.--011 Monday evening, a man named Edward Hobbs, residing at Nht o i 4, Snow's-rent s , Peter-street, Westminster , w as brou g the Westminster Hospital, being dreadfully swollen in sevhe ral parts of th e b o dy, particularly the lips and facer from t effects of a bite received from an adder a few days peviously. It appears that the roan and a companion found the venomousrepti in a field near Norwood , a nd not knowing its powers, mistaking it for some harmless snake, conveyed it home, where both of them commenced playing with it, and were shortly both bitten ; one of them, however, immediately applied a poultice of bread and water, and has suffered no ill effects as yet ; the second man did nut pay such alts lino to on his case, and had to be re moved to the hospital in It is but the condi tion above stated, where he i s now a lile better. right to add, that they were e xhibiting their powers of snake charming to some acquaint ances, and accordingly teased the reptile. It has since been destroyed. WEsTApRELAND Soc!ETT.---Tila foundation stone of a school for the children of parents was laid yesterday in Norwood -lane, near the Tulse-hill Hotel, by the lion. Colonel Lowther, ALP., in the absence of the Earl of Lousdale. THE SH MAY 6, 185'2. ,KETS. nrta:TISTI RAILWAYS. 1 Nominal Price& Railways. Aberdeen Amb., Not., Bost. & E. June. Bir., Wolv., .and Stour Valley . . all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jct. late 33/. 6s. Bd., 261. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501.84 25/. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto . . 17 1 4 pd. Brist. & Eset.,lOoG pd. Caledonian ... 50/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all Pd. Dub. & Belf.Jct.4s/ pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee, Perth, & Aber deen Junc. ... all pd. Ditto, New East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) all pd. )o(181. E. & H.) all pd. ast.Counties...2o/. pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. stirs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/.pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire, all pd Do. New Quar., all pd E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd E. & W. Yk. Joe., all P Edinb. & Glas., 50/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 25/. p Glas. & S.-West., 1001. p Great Northern, all pd Do. Halvs. A def., all p Do. do. B, 6 pr. c. all p Gt. S. & W. Ireld., all p, Great Westn., 100/. pd, Lane. & Carlisle, all pd, Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd, Lanc. & York., 1001. pd Do., Quarters ...all pd Do., Fifths 14/. pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11 Xp Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby &Sthpt.l7ip Lond. & Blackw., all pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West., 100/. p Do. Quarters 22/. pd Do. Fifths l2/. pd Do. 10/.,M &B (c) 1/p Lon. & S.-West 100/. p Do. New 50/., 42 pd Do. New 40/. pd Man. Bug. & Mat. all p Man. Shef. & Lin.,loolp Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 41.25. pd Midland 100/. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. Md. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 47 1 / 2 Newcas. & Carl. all pd Do. Quarter Sh. all pd Newmarket all pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford _lO/ pd Newry & Ennisk. 7 4 p Norfolk lOO/. p d Do. New 20/. S. 15/. p North. Conn. Un. pd North British _25/. pd North Devoa ...111. pd North Stafford. 171 A p North-Western 19/. pd N. & S.-W. June. 61. p Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 10/ p Scottish Central 251. p Scottish Midld., 25/. pd Do. New all pd Shrew. & Bir. A, all pal Do. B Shrew. & Her. Old 8/. p Shrewsbu. and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union ...6 1 / 2 pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent.... South Devon all pd South-Eastern 30/. pd South Wales all pd S With Yorkshire and River Dun 15/. pd Do. Do. 5/. pd Stirl. & Dunferm all p Stock. & Har. 16/2s. 35. Taff Vale 126/. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...18/. pd Vale of Neath...l7l. pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd Waterford, Wear. Wick. and Dublin 3/. pd West Cornwall 13/. pd West London all pd Yk., New. & Ber 25/. p Do. & New. Ex 20/. p Do. G.N.E. pure. 9/. p. York & N. Mid. 501. pd, 3 1 4 - 4 3Y I - 2% p 12 -12% 10% - 11% 13 - 13% 56 - ii p 141 - 143 y i dis.- 20 PA 1% 3A - 1 0 "L - - 15 3 % 16 i 4 lb% 16% - 17 4%- 4% Y 4 dis. 934 10 AT FINED iLENTAZO. 13% to 13% 7% -7% 10% - 10% 11 1 /, —ll d. 17 1 / 2 - 181/2 97 —99 20% 20 5 / 8 21% 22 14 —l3 d. 6 - 7 4% -4% 3 1 - 3 3 / 8 8% -9. i 6 - 6Vz 4y B - 4 6 / 8 17 - 17% 52 -55 33 -35 5% -6% 20 20% 6% 6 1 ,i 14 7 //a —1 5 ii 39% 40 92% 92% 78 —BO 9 -10 p 73 -73 IA 6% 55 3 dis. 41,E 4 die. 18% 18% '8 -8% 102 1 4 10% 123% 124 5% 4 p 2 p 93 93% 4 —3 4 dig. 31/ —2% dis. 2y —3 33 1 ,E - 34 3 2 1 ,4 dis. 69 —7O 37 —39 - 6 % = 1,3 4 1 4 —3% die. ai —35 16y 4 - die. 3% 3 die. 8 —B% 7 3 / 4 7% 4 . dis. 7% —7% dia. ••• - ..• 1% - 2 p. 22% 23 17 1 / 2 17% x.d 11 —l2 7% 7% 5 —5% 3% 234 die. 13 —l5 6% VA 10% 111,4 3% 2N d. 19 1 A - 20% 21% - 21% 34Yz - 35 IA die. 1 / 1 P 1150 - 151 1 3 % 2( 4% amis. 4% .5% 20 -21 17v% % 70 % % ••• ••• 3% di& 18 1 / 4 18 3 / 4 6 3 4 — 6 1 A 27A 3 2% die. 25% 253/4 PREPEXENCE 1% Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. 3 3 A Caledonian, 101. all pd Ches. Sr Holyhd. all pd Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (71175) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. 10 Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 10/. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, 5th5...a1l pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. Con. 1001. Gt. North. 5 p. c. all pd Do. 5 p c.'red. sc. 9 1 / 2 P Great Smith. & West. (Ireland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berks & IL Ex. 5 per cent.) all pd Gt.W. fixed 4 1 / 2 100/. p Do. Do. —BOl. pd L ancas hi re and York shire, F. 20/. — 6l. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 100/. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 l3/. pd Do. Do. No. 2 17/. pd 'Do. Do. No. 3 51. pd - Do. Qrs., 1848 ...9/. pd London & Brig. OM 5 per cent. ...100/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk._loo/. Do. Con. 5 p c, 18a2 all N G r . N6vp. 1001. . & p N L P o u n o n .. e N & t 5 p. c. 13 % p d Ln. & S.W..Co 3ds. 5/. p Lon. & En. lii Sh. all p Man., Sheff., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1...a1l pd Do. New, 10/. ...all pd Do. 61. ............ 3/. pd Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 100/. Do. Con. Bris. & 1. 1 6 per cent 1001. pd Do. E r ewash Val. 100/ Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 100/. p Do. Preference ...5/. p Norfolk Exten... all pd Do. Gr. 5 1 ,E p ct. all p Do. Wavny. Val. 21. p North British ...51. pd North Stafford.— all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15/. 6 per cent 10/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all, Shrews. & Ches. (NAV. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd moutn De v v. all pa St.-Est. 4% p C. 10/. pd Sth. York. 4 p c gd. 20/. Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, Newc. Sc Bar. Gt. N. of E. Pur. all pd Do. Do 5/. p d York Sc N. Midland H. and S. Purch. 101. pd 37 8 dis. 831. - 9 17 3 A - 18% 5 , 4 - 6 3 -8% 1 - lii P 3A - 1 p 13 - 13% 1 4% -141/4 ••••• ••• li 7 /4 i" 1 1 ,4 - 1 % p 8Y- 8% LINES LEASE' 9 10% 6 % 34 1 4 10% 10 21% ,1 1 - 14 di,. 18% 1,4 25 , A 3's 8 Ti 18 15 11% - par 21 5% 2 1 ,4 5% . 1 p 10% % P 11 19% Railways. Leasin g Nominal Prices. Basins " I Companies. • to-day. BclC & Bitch., all p Lon.&N.W Bir.& Osf. , gua. all, Gt. Westn. 30 ,_ 31 Do. without, all p Do. ...... 29 —3O Bir.Wolv. & Dad., guar all pd Do. ...... 29% 30% Do. without, all p t Do. - - . 28 1 / 2 29 1 / 2 Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.'W 18 18 1 / 2 Clydsdale Jc., all p,Caledonian 45 —47 E. Lin., gua. 6 r cent. .. . all p pe d Gt. Northn. 35 351/2 35 Gloucest. Deanl HR F a o art r il e iwe st p.i 11 pa 2 2 D22k.%&psd G y t k ..N lN V e e w st . rn. p &Berw. Hull & Selby , a ll p Yk. &N. . 110 —ll2 Do. Halves., all p Do. 55 —56 Do. Quarts., all p Do. L eeds & Brdf., all p Midland ,lOll/2 1 02 1 / 2 Lon. & Grenw. , all S. Eastern ! 12 1 / 2 13 Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk 17 —lB Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do. Middlesbr' & Red car, 6 p. c., all p Stktn &Dar . . N. & E., sp. c. all E. Counties 60 6 . 2 Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do. Do. New...all pd Do. Prestn. & Wyre, f L.& N.Wl_ ••• all paid &La. &XI Do.Hlves, A, all p Do. Read., Guildf., and Reigate ... all pd S. Easters 223 231/4 23 Roy. & Hit., 6 1 / 2 p l Gt.Northn 9 9A Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. Shf. Rth. & Goole, 5 p. c., 18.11.6 p Lan. & Yks S. Staffdsh., 9 1 / 2 plNlrM'Clean 1% 1 die. Wear Val. 6p c. al I, Stckt& Dar • Do. do. al l pdi Do. Do. do. all pdl Do. WiltaA Sow., all p 'Crt. Weztau -- 100 Yt Business done to-day. 13% 98% 20% % 31% siness done Railways. Nominal Prices. Bu to-day. Cent. France (0.V.) all 22 1 / 2 -22 Charl. & Erquel. all pd 13 -15 Demerara all pd - ••• Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd 3% - 3 1 / 2 dis. East Indian 18/. pd 4 - 4 1 / p Do. Do 201. pd Gt. Indian Penin. all p 1 - • 1 1 / 2 p Do. Do. 4 l /2 pd 3 A - p Louv. a la Sambre 71/ s Luxembourg l3/. pd 4% - 5 Do. (Railway) 10/. pd 35/ e - 3 7 /e 3% Do. l/. pd 1 / 2 - Do. (Canal) pd 1 / 2 - 3A Maria Antonia 27i pd 8 -10 Do. New 8 % pd - Namur & Liege all pd 5% - 6 1 / 2 634 North. of France,l6/.pd 22% -23 x.d x.d Do. 20/. 3p. c. Bds, all p 13/ - 13 y e Orleans & Bor 11/. pd 3 ;'/ 8 - 4 1 / 2 p 15 1 / 2 Paris & Lyons _6/. pd 4 - 4 1 / 2 p Paris & Orleans all pd 46 -47 Paris & Rouen ...all pd 30 - 30 1 ; Paris & Stras. ...all pd 21% -22 Rouen & Havre... all pd 11 1 / 8 -11 y e Sambre &Meuse all pd 4%e - s;a 5 St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4l. pd Tours & Nantes 17/. pd 5 - dis.' 11 ')C3 West Flanders...B 3 A pd 3 - 3 1 / 2 West. of France 6/. pd 1 1 / 2 - 1 p MINES. Agua Fria all pd - ir' 114 34 Anglo-Californian, all p '76 - P Asturian 151. p - ••• Australasian 2/. pd 1 - 1 34 1 3 Australian 51. p d - 1 Austr. Freehold all pd ys - dls• Ave Maria a ll p d - 1 / 2 dis. Blaenarvon I. &C. all p •- ••• Brit. Austr. Gold all pd - British Iron 13/. 15s. p - Braz. Im. (is. sp) 2414 1 1 / 2 - 2 Do. Coca. & Cui. all p - Do. St. Joh. del R. 151. ... - Carson's Creek all pd par - Cobre Copper 4Ol. pd Colonial Gold 1/ pd 1 / 2 - 1 / 2 p Eng. & Aust. Cop all p 1 / 2 dis. - Gold Mountain all pd %dia. - par Great Polgooth all pd 1 - 1 1 / 1 p & S. Amer. 9/. p, - . . Nouveau Monde all pcp 1 / 2 dis. - 1 / 2 p 1 Port Philip ... pd 1 ,4 - 1 / 2 p Quartz Rock all pd 1 / 2 dis. - par Santiago de Cuba 10% 93A - 10 1 / 2 12 13 Tin Croft 7/. pd 10 -11 United Mexican all pd - 29/ 8 West Mariposa-all pdi 1 / 2 dis JOINT-STOCIC BANES. Australasia all pd 44 1 / 2 - 45% Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 51 -53 Colonial 25/. pd 11% - 12% Corn. of London 20/. pd 25 -26 Lon. & County 20/. pd - London Jt. Stk. 101. pd 18 - 18% Lon. & Westin. 20/. pd 28% - 29% 29% Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd - Do. New lO/. pd - Nat. of Ireland 22% p 17 3 / -17 Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd 34 -36 Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. 43% -44 Do. New all pd 15% - 16 1 / Union of Austral all pd 42 - 42 1 / 2 Do. New 2% pd 3 - 3;C Union of London 10/. p 14% -153/ Union of Madrid all pd - MISCELLANEOUS. Canada 3 2 1 /2 pd 48 - 4954 Eastern Stearn...2s. pd - - Gen. Stm. Nay. 14/. pd 28% -29 Penin. & Or. St. all pd 80 - 81% Do. Do. ...15/. pd - Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd 77% - Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p -•-• Irish Beet Sugar, 23. ••• -- ••• Beet Sugar, 21,i. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 15,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export, and 3,000 on speculation. The de mand was large, and the market closed with heavy buyers, American * and Sea Island * per lb. higher. Other kinds without alteration. The sales comprised 12,000 American, 500 Pernam and Maranham, at 51d. to 7*d.; 100 Bahia, 6!]. to 6i1.; 600 Egyptian, 51d. to 70.; 1,500 Surat, 3id. to 4!d.; and 150 Sea Island, at ls. 2d. to ls. 7d. per lb. —Railway Shares were dull at lower prices. The six weeks' average price of Wheat is 41s. Id. per quarter. The Metal Market is thus described by Mr. W. Short. " Daring the last month we have had considerable transactions in rails, and prices have advanced until it is difficult to bny at 51. in Wales. The demand continues aotive, and makers are stiff. Bars have not kept pace with rails, but sales are not pressed. Scotch Pigs have advanced to 365. 6d. for mixed numbers, free on board at Glasgow ; very large purchases have been made at 375. 6d. per ton, three months to take delivery; and vessels having become plentiful, large exportations are going on from the Scotch ports. The stock on hand in Scotland is, however, still consi derable, and exceeds that of the Ist of January. Cop per is apparently on the rise. Producers refuse to sell at the quoted figures, and offers of 21. per ton above printed rates have been refused. Oar shipments to India this year, as compared with 1851, show a decrease; to Madras and Calcutta of 570 tons, Bom bay 349 tons, and other ports 59 tons, or to all India 978 tons. English Tin has been advanced to 87s. per cwt. for blocks; and in Banca Tin considerable specula tive operations have taken place during April; and the price has reached 86s. to 87s. in bond. Even at those rates it is difficult to buy any largo quantity. Tin plates continue very flat, notwithstanding the advance in Tin, from which we infer that the make has been amplified beyond the requirements of consumers and exporters. Lead is without material change, but rather easier in price since our last mouth's circular. Speller is steady; but the business done has been very limited. The shipments to India have declined to a :mere trifle; the prices obtained there not realising any thing like the prices which have been ruling in Europe. Our London stock, on the Ist Of this month, was 11,293 tons, against 11,017 tons in 1851." The Continental advices are not of much interest, but the mercantile letters from Paris are more favourable, and confidence seems to be increasing. The Tours and Nantes dividend is 3 francs 40 can. times. The English Stock Market has been rather flaetnai ing, but is not lower. Consols have been 991 to 1 for Transfer, and 991 1 for Account. The New Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 1001 to I, and the Three per Cents. 981 to Bank Stock has been at 219 i to 2201. East India Bonds are 83s. premium. There is unusual quietude, and the business is almost entirely for money. The Foreign Securities have been quite neglected. Mexican Three per Cents. are 27 to 28, and Peruvian Six per Cents., after being 105, are down to 103 g. Equador Stock is worth 48. Portuguese Old Five per Cents. aro at 1008. Spanish Three per Cents. Deferred have been 21* to and the Passive 58. Venezuela Stock is at 49k. Dutch Two-and•a•Half per Cents. have realised 61i to Railway Shares have been fluctuating again, and although in some instances a shade better, there is still a disposition to " Bear." The provincial jobbers are said to be against the market. Both the North-Western and the Great Northern Companies are offering 4 per cent. guarantee, it is said, for the Ambergate. The last week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under: 1852. 1851. Great Western £18,141 £18,595 North-Western 46,336 41,294 South-Western 10,651 10,514 10,328 Brighton 8,843 Midland 21, 9 30 20,321 South-Eastern 11,679 12,808 North Stafford 4,888 5,246 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midland Newcastle and Berwick Mining Shares are flat generally, but the Australian keep up best, and Santiago de Cuba have suddenly ad vanced. South Australian Copper are i i premium. The settling day is Monday next. QUARTER TO THREE. ::: 99 Consols Ditto Account. May 11 .• BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Bank Stock (From the Official List.) 20 8 per Cent. Red uce d ...... 98 1 4 219 , A 3A 8 per Cent. Consols Anna. WAWA% New 3 1 ,E per Cent. Ames. ..... lOO3/8% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 6% D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 6 3 / 4 6 9-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 7 7 1-16 India Bonds under 1,000/ B3 p Consols for Account ................. . PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent E qua dor Bonds ................ 4% M e xican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent Peruvian Bonds, per Cent Portuguese Bonds , 5 p Cent lOO% Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto Passive Bonds... ............... 5 %, Spanish Bonds. 3 per Cent. .. Ditto, New Deferre d 2l y, Venezuela Bonds Dividends on the above payable in London Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 93% LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 6.—Wind at noon N.N E., light breeze and fine weather. GA L ATZ, Aran 19.—The Europa, Salon'ca to Odessa, went on shore on the bar near S u lin a , 12th inst., and remained on tho 15th, TIIESTED, APRIL 28.—The Bells, Newcastle to Elsi nore, which was on shore off Harboare, has been towed in here. i)F.AL, MAY s.—Wind E.N.E. to E.S.E.—Arid. Sor.- badhar, Demerara. Arrived from the River and sailed, Thomas Lowry, Melbourne; Lotus, Burbadoes; Ann OWYVD, Qgebue. 17% 19 7 /s 20% 6% 14% 15 92 3 % is i pin 73% 73 18% li, 102% 1.23% 124 123% 23 IA 22% 23 LIVERPOOL, MAY 5.—E. to N.N.W.—Arrd. Lind is— farne, Paraiba; Cynosure, Antigua; Chester, Mobi ko; Anna Dorothea, Savannah; Adam, ditto; CHU( ts. Windsor, Nova Sew ia ; Tippoo Saib, Caton' ts; Gambia, ditto; United, Honduras; George Ran es New Orleans; Houghton, ditto; Western St. sr, Boston; Clarenee, Parsboro, Nova Scotia. Sailt Geelong, Port Philip and Adelaide, South Auitr lia; Levant, Buenos Ayres; John and Lucy, New Yor I+Etac Webb, ditto; Propontis, B ueno s Ayres; Mute' 1), • Rio Janeiro; Breekriells, Para; City of Marinhestcr , Philadelphia; Guy Mannering, New York; Matlltl Christina, Boston. Off port, Owen Potter, Calcutta; William Hutt, Wizard, Alice Thompson, James Carson, Lady Louisa, Maria Engracia, Progress, Mary Alin Fallcott . and Madrid. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DA LTEN,VGIITE AND SEAMMTSUILLIOL . a t full_ Prime Beef and Mutton were in fair request , Beef prices. In other kinds of rivet very little doing. from 2s to 35 2d; :Button, 23 6d to 3s 6d; Lamb, 43 to 5s 2d; Veal, 2s 10d to 33 10d; Pork, 2a 4d to 38 6d per 81bs by the carcase. .Y.) MEAT IVIARILETS. SOUTHALL, MAY s.—Our market bas bcn somewbst firmer to-day, as follow:—Beef, from 2s 6 d to 33 B d i ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 81; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5 s 4d; "VeT 3s 43_to . 3s 103; Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81 b 3, t o 8%13" the offals. k in ds RONFORD, MAY s.—Prime Beasts and Sheep mov off steadily, at an advance of 2d per Blbs. In other s kill . / of stock very little doing. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3 6 1? Mutton, 2s Sd to 3s 8d; Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 2d; Ve'' 3s 2d to 3s 10d; Pork, 33 to 33 6d per 81b3; sucklin do Calves, 183 to 223; and quarter-old store Pigs, 163 193 each. IlimsnAirr, MAY s.—The general demand was stem 19 and priers wore w e ll supported. Beef, from 33 to 3s 10 Mutton, 3s 2d to 41; Lamb, 4s sd to 5s 2d; Veal , 33 to 31 8,1 per 81bs. ARUNDEL, MAY 4 —Our trade i s firm, at fully le ; t :, rates. Beef, from 3s 2d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 4 d to "' Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d per Blbs. CHICHESTER, MAY 5. —The supplies were mostly d posed of at full currencies. Beef, from 3s 2d to 3s 121 Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s; Lamb, 43 8d to 5s 4d; Veal, as to 3s 8d per 81bs. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN ~ 4 tbe For the Week ended April 29, 1852, made up from the Returms.?`.; se, Inspector. in the different Cities and Tewris in England and ""' per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 'BAILEY. OATS. I 1 ATE. BEANS. I rtl lil PRICE • • 1409 6d 28s 5d 19s 9d 3ls Od I 30s Od 291 .. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I BYE. i BEAN S . I mu A . , e ~.. Is 04 Is Od Is Od is Od is Od J' s QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. ~,,,' O. Wheat, 84,408; Barley, 22,979; Oats, 15,123; Rye, 44; •P''' 5,278 ; Peas, 59 quarters. OLYMPIC . , A no'; utterly unpoetical, but fiomni THEATRE ferous fivel ct tragedy, entitled the Warden of Galway, whi ch been for some years familiar to Dublin presented here last evening. We regret to add, that its introduction to a Lyndon audieLce it was n ot favourably received. p l a y-goers , w o _ vi LONDON WEDNESDAY CONCERTS. Exett r Hall was crowded last night, and the cone e• went off brilliantly. Braham excited a frantic e. 6131; thusiasm in "Sound the Alarm" and the 44 Old Bil l 1 , ) ,1 Gentleman." Herr Staudl, who experienced S r flattering reception, gave the " Wanderer," 4.0 rad ( i e th than the cherry," and a scene from Der Freischutz, powerful cfftcr. That dear, delight!ul Jetty Tr . 0 sang the familiar " Trab, trab," and was encores! 4/ " Love's young dream." The duet, "La ci darem , Mdile. Treffz and Herr Staudigl, was rapturously' fp, plauded. Herr Reichart was encored in "Th e Sign 5r and Mr. Tedder in the " Pilgrim of Love." Acclat o de tions were lavishly bestowed on Sivori's Carnaval Venice, M. Lavigne'a extraordinary performance orP the oboe, and M. Arban on the cornet. Indeed el e ni ', performer concerned is worthy of favourable men° " Madame Anne Zsrr is announced to sing at the concert -4 _f• ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTI CIfi I We are happy to find that the musical departmc I n t ° this institution has just had added to it Mr. Gt Ol e Buckland, lecturer on ~ Old English and Pan ,olio d Songs," which he illustrates himself in a chaste ella classic manner. This is a very great im rovement, 0113 was fully appreciated by the audience, who were , - • P lighted. The encores were responded to by his int ° duction of two or three delightful songs. We feel pit : 6 .,, sure in noticing this change, and feel "11 vinced that the best class of lectures 11 ill prove as remunerative to the proprietors 115 u , is honourable to the management. The lecture on l L' ll much-talked-of gas-fire , by Dr. Bachhoffner, is el en every other day, and is wo rth hearin g , as it promises create a complete revoluti on in our s y stem of warm m, :f: :I We ought not to omit a sub j ect of g reat commercial 1 1 ~• rtance, w hich is also just now creating m uch astouis r ,ii. m e nt—we refer to Mr. Pepper's lecture on the pre" ~. tion of forgery by Glynn and App el's process. 'l t ' l A r body ought to hear this discourse, an d be put on ql l 0 0 guard against deceptions of which they can h a ve 1 1 idea. a.. , au ...._-- lEttrZi Nbition+ CHESTER RACK,- (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAFO)" Th© Scurry Stakes. Hungerford Molasses... The Selling Stakes. Sir Charles Napier Lucy Attack ... Princess colt ... The Dee Stakes. 15 ran. LATEST BETTING. DEE STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Ilyaciuth—taken 3 to 1 apt Attack—taken 1 ... 2 1 oe. 1 .. 12 DERBY. 8 to 1 apt Hobbie Noble—taken freely RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS etn a c l LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Traffic for th week ending 6ly 2 tO Passenger e s, parcels, mails, a &c • ... £27,303 18 I t Merchandise ... • 18,00 1 14 Cattle ••• 1,03 0 1 0 Total ... £46,3 36 Corresponding week last year 49,214 17 the Note.—The returns as published are exclusive of the traffic of the IluddersfieldCanal and Shropshire Union , an man chest' ir ai. op or- Union, Preston and Wyre, South Junction , Buxton, and Buckinghamshire Railways, and of the P - o rth t he tion of traffic deducted under agreement with Staffordshire Company. troy the G REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- Return of 0 0 .'7, - 4 wee k ending May 2 £18,141 6 Corresponding week last year... 18,595 5 e s LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. --- (26 0 ;a' open.)—Traffic for week ending May 2. ..%£15, 790 17 Corresponding week in last ye a r (260 A miles open) .. ...£15,332 ao t of LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RALLWAI' Ain Traffic for the week ending May 2 : Passengers Goods 9 ... 4:8,06 7 17 . i 1 Corresponding Total - 9 583 12 week last year... 10,514 k 2 " THE n --(Miles in ivor t„.....„ ...RZAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —Return of Traffic for the Week ending April 25, 185'4, .£lO 651 9 1 0 i Passengers, parcels, carriages , £6,738 3 it horses, dogs, and mails ... . _ 5,816 16 PI ; Merchandise and minerals --- Cattle ... •• "'•. 499 19 -----.---•1 Total .. ... ... £13,055 0 Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles):— 6 Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £5,849 9 I Merchandise, Cattle, &c. ... 3,901 9 ----•----. Total ... ... ... 0,750 17 112.)x' 7 .., NORTH S TA FFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. — (MiIe s 0pe..0 Return of traffic for the week ending April 25g 0 Railway and canal ... ... £ 4, 880 0 Correspon ding week last year ... 5,2 46 0 oilable Note. —The ab ove is exclu sive of the receipts Itvroterts un d er the agreement with the London and Nortb..l, Railway Company. r eCiP ti SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAILWAY...TOPA for the week ending May 2 : Passengers, &c. ... ... £6 68 2 S g Merchandise, minerale, K. 1,1 05 16 6 9 Total .. ... ... £1,773 184 Corresponding week last year ... 1,749 11 to CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAy,....TraiS° I°l. week ending May 2 : MAIN LUTE. Passengers Parcels, H. C. and D. ... Goods, cattle, &c. Mails 9 8 X1,`23 4 3 4 100 11 565 I `' n 0 £2,495 3 it •• ••• MOLD. Total Passengers ... --- ... Parcels, H. C. and D. ••• Goods, cattle, &c. ... Total .._ 15 03 _ 2 ••• 1 16 5 ••• 105 ••• ----'. ..------ 0 . 2 ••• £l4 O 1° £2224 1 1 4 • 9 5 t 0 et Total £24 o f Ba° CALXDONIA'N RAILWAY.-- (189 i miles opened.) traffic for the week ending April 25 : I n oi Passengers, &c. ... 3 £,20 5 4, 484 G oo ds, &c. ... 6 I.oi Total r 7 690 Corresponding week last year ... 7,265 14 1 viro X SCOTTISHCII NTR AL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the ending May 2, 1852 : Passengers (9,894), parcels, horses' f 146 18 7 an d carriages ,„Xl, 0 Goods, cattle, &c. v 65 Total . 2,011 19 0 ." • 9 Corresponding Perth, NkT I 10 21 week in last year... 1,795 15 STEAM-BOATS. Passengers ••• Parcels, H. C. and D. ... • ...