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Now ready, In 2 vols., with Portraits, 21s. bound, LETTERS OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. Now FIRST COLLECTED, from the Originals in Royal Archives, t.ud from other authentic sources, private as well as public. Edited, ith an Historical Introduction and Notes, By J. 0. HALLIWELL, Esq., F R.S., &c. Henry Co'burn, Publisher, 13, Great 3lailborough-street. RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE. MR ES§S. LAMOND, S3L , ILE, AND LAmOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage, and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c., take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the Hall of Commerce, r'ireadneedle-street, London, to which place all favours, cont lining instructions, are respectfully requested to be addressed. All Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa mination at least one day previously to their being offered; and sdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the -sale, and the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions. Offices, Hall of Commerce, Threadueedle-street, London. HEr. MAJESTY'S THEATRE, Madame GRISI has the honour to acquaint the Nobility, Sub- Scribers, and the Public, that her BENEFIT will take place on THURSDAY NEXT, MAY 11, When will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled, I LOMBARD I : ALLA PR[IIA C ROCIA rA. With new scenery, dr.esses, &c. ; the scenery by Mr. Marshall. Griselda, Madame Grist; Sofia, Madame Bellini ; Vielinda, 3ldlle. Corbari; Oronte, Signor Mario; Arvino, Signor Corelll ; Pirro, Sig. Botelli; Acciano, Sir. Giubilei ; Pagano, Sig Fornasari. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which will appear Mdlles. Cerito, L. Taglioni, Lucile Grahn, Moncelet, Cassan, melisse ; MM. St. Leon and M. Perrot. After which (for this occasion only), Gnecco's Opera Buffs, LA PROVA D'UN OPERA SERIA. Campanone, Signor Lahlache ; Fedrico, Signor Corelli ; Griletto, Signor F. Lablache ; Violante, Madame Bellini; Corilia, Madame Grist. To conclude with the admired Ballet of 0).4-DINE. Ondine,3ldlle. Cerito ; Matt. o, 31. Perrot ; Giannina, 11,111 e. Louise Taglioni. i I. th Applications tor boxes, stalls, and tick ets to be mad Office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open a t Seven, the Opera to e boa com mence at half-pft:t Scren o'clock. HER M JESTY'S THEATRE. TFIIS EVENING Will be performed Verdi's celebrated Opera, entitled, NINO, Nhius, Signor Fornasari ' • Idaspe, Signor Corelli; Orotasphc, Signor Botelli ; Feudist.hldtle . Corbari ; Abigail, Male. Sanchioli. To conclude with the grand Callet, by M. Deshaes, re•arranged in Three Tableaux , by M. Perrot, the Music by M. Costa, entitled ALMA ; ou, LA FILLE DU FEU _ _ • Perephite, M. Yerrot ; Balfegor, M. Gosselin ; Errn zor, M. St. Leon ; Alma, 3idile. Cerito. In which will be introduced the admired Pas de Fascination (composed by 31. Perrot), by Mesdlles. Cerito, De melisse, Moncelet, Cassan, and M. Perrot ; the celebrated Pas de Trois, by_ :Muffle. Cent°, M. St. Leon, assisted by Mißle. Demelisse ; also, a Pas de Trois, by Madlle. L. Taglionl, supported by Mdlles. Demelisse and Moncelet (composed by M. Gosselin). Verdi's celebrated Opera, " I Lombardi alla prima Crociata," will produced on Tuesday nest, Slay 12. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING Will . be performed a TILE CRUSADERS. The principal characters will be sustained by Messrs. W. Har rison, korrani, Horncastle, S. Jones, Weiss, Stretton, D. W. King, Miss Romer, and Miss Rainforth. Between the first and second Acts a the Opera, will be intro duced Les Pas des Pleura, by thirty-s'x of the celebrated Danseuses ; and between the second and third Acts, twenty-four Danseuses Viennoises will execute the famous Pas Hongrois. After which, the cerebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Duke of Silesia, M. Mathis; ililarion, Mr. W. H. Pay ne ; Prince of Cour land. Mr. Howell ; Wilfrid, M. Adrien; Giselie, Mdlle. Safi; Mirtha, Mdlle. Louise; Princess Bathilde, Mdlle. St. Louin ; Bertha, Mrs. Payne ; Principal Willis, Mesdames Adele and Giubilci. In the course of the Pallet will be introduced Le Pas Oriental, by forty-eight of the Pupils of Madame Weiss. THEATRE R.OYAL, HAYMARKET. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE. Lord Ogleby, Mr. W. Farrell ; Sir John Melville, Mr. Brindal ; Brush, Mr. Hudson ; Canton, Mr. J. Bland ; Fanny Sterling, Miss Julia Ben nett ; miss Sterling, Miss r. Horton ; Mrs. Heidelberg, Mrs. Glover ; Betty, Mrs. Ilumby. The Iland will perform the Overture, "Edourdo e Christine," the Fautasie, " Fra Diavolo ;" the " Post Horn Galop," " Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz ; thu "Chatsworth Quadrilles ;" and the " Brunow Polka." To be succeeded 'kg' an Original Farce, called THE IRISH TIGER. Sir Charles Lavender, Mr. Howe; Paddy Ryan, Mr. Hudson; Alderman Mnrrowfat, Mr. Tilbury ; Dilbury, Mr. T. F. Mathews ; Julia, Miss Telbin ; Nancy, Mrs. Caulfield. After which, art experimmt will be tried upon THE BIRDS OF ARISTOPII.I NES : on which occasion they will be presented to tle public with new Name:, new Feathers, new Songs, and new Tales. Principal characters by Messrs. James Bland, Hudson, Tilbury, Brindal, Caulfield, T. F.. 31 atbews, and Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New and Original Farce, entitled, A FRIEND INDEED! After which, the Comedy of HONOURS AND TRICKS. Prin cipal characters by Messrs. F. Matthews, F. Vining, Wigan, Diddear, and Keeley ; Miss Villars, Mrs. A. Wigan. and Mrs. Keeley. To conclude with a New Grand Operatic Romantic Burlesque Spec tacle, founded upon certain St rtling and hitherto Unrevealed Pas sages in the Histories of ROBIN HOOD AND RICHARD CIEHR DE LION. Characters by Mrs. Keeley, Miss Fairbrother, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Villars, Miss E. Daly, Miss Howard, Miss Bromley (her first appearance), Miss Laidlaw, and Miss Grove ; Mr. A Wigan, Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Keeley, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. W. Collier. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a popular Comedy, entitled EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY ; or, Who's to Father Me? Sam Swipes, Mr. Wright ; Mrs. Swipes, Mrs. F. Matthews; Miss Melrose, Miss Chaplin , Laly Cranberry, Miss V oolgar. After which a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR. WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Honeybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews, Mrs. Honeybun, Miss Emma Harding. To be followed by the Burle:que, entitled PETER WILKINS ; or, The Loadstone Rock and the Flying Indians. Principal characters b3r Misse4 Woolgar, Emma Harding, Chaplin, Brooks, Taylor; Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Munrard, Mr. Michelson, Sm. To conclude with a Farce, entitled THE UNFINISHED GEN TLEMAN, Bill Downey, Mr. Wright; Louisa Bloomfield, Miss M. Taylor ; Mary Chintz, Miss Woolgar. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. THIS EVENING Will be performed Sheridan's Play of PIZ.UUiO, with the ori , nal Music. Rolls, Mr. Wallack ; Alonzo, Mr. Murray ; Orort:mbo:Mr. Cooper ; Pizarro, Mr. Ryder ; High Priest, Mr. Le► Her ; Elvira, Mrs. Ternan ; Cora Mrs. Stirling. To be followed by a DIVERTISSEMENT. In which Messrs. Gilbert, MaNliall, and Ilextnore ; 3llss BallM and Miss Marshall will appear. Ts conclude with a New Drama, entitled ERNESTINE. The principal characters supported by Sfessrs. Cooper, Wallack, Leigh Murray; Mrs. Stirling, Miss E. Stanley, Miss May, &c. ASTLEY'i ROYAL A MPIIITHEATCE. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Under the especial puronage of her most gracious Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal. Triumphant career of Mr. Leman Rede's New Equestrian Spectacle of " The Arab and his Steed," aided by the Double Stud, Beautiful Scenery, Original Effects, &c. Second Week of the Domestic Equestrian Afterpiece, enticed, " The Post-Boy of St. Austle ; or, The Cornish Wreckers." TIIIA EVENING Will be performed the Grand Asiatic Drama of TIIE ARAB AND MS DESERT STEED ; or, the Pearl of the Euphrates. Eltire Change in the Scenes of the Circle, and mnittflcent Feats of the Hlppod7ome, by the Foreign and British Professors. To conclude with the favourite Drama of the POST BOY OF ST. AUSTLE ; or, The Cornish Wreckers. Box-office open from eleven till five o'clock.—Doors open at six and commence at seven o'clock. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATIZE. Triumphant Success ! 'Repetition of " The Bride's Journey." THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled JARVIS, THE 110 NEST MAY; or, a Tale of the Times of Judge Jefferies. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Fredericks, Sear:e, Burton, Vivien ; Miss Vincent, and 3liss Jefferson. After which (by desire), THE BitlDE'.; JOURNEY ; or, the Seven Escapes of Adelaide of t resden. In which Miss Vincent will perform. To conclude with an Original Drama, called THE DOOM OF GUILT ; or, The Norman Tiger. Supported by the entire strength of the Victoria Company. NEW STRAND THEATRE. ENTIRE. CIIANGE.--NOVEI IIL%; AND 311GIC EFFECTS, " La gaiete e. t la sante de l'ame, La tristesse en est le poison." THIS EVENING M. IMILLIPPE begs leave to announ-•e that, in consequence of tale Triumphant Success that has a!,tended his EASTER EN TER TAT •MFNT3, they will be repeated every Wednesday and Sa turday Morning. and every Evening until further notice. M. PLIILLII.I? F. will commence tha Entertainment by Lightirc Two Hundred and Fifty Wax Can.lles by a single Pistol Shot: This unique and brilliant Experiment was originaPy 'performed by Amts. Phillippe for npwardi of 700 consecutive nights in Paris. ;1%1. l'hillippe will also have the honour of introducing 1115 GRA NDNIOTIIER'S CAl', Nvith all 1:s la:igh4.l.)lc anti rapid Trans crni itions. . _ . Thn Entertainmeats will be cariel by the Dameing of the FAMILY, aid the Olympic Gambols of the A3IE- E L'A N BROTHERS. The llornlng Performance will com 'nonce at Two o'clock ; the Evening at a quarter to Eight stalls, 35.; Boxes, 2e.; Ist. Pi, and 10s . Gall6d.ery, 6d.; Private Boxes, It. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, MAY 9. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 50; Highest, 68; Noon, 68. BAROMETER, 30.05.—W1ND S.; fine. rtitiri WATER AT LONDON-1 UDGE THls DAY. Merninz .. 21 minutes alter 12.1 Evening 45 minutes after 12. r: '4 " A s rs . l o :‘ - z P. if SECOND EDITION. etirning •Atn. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1846. The Lords met at Five o'clock. V ar ious petitions were presented, and many of the Bills on the table were forwarded a stage. The discussion on the Charitable Trusts Bill was fixed for Thursday next. Their Lordships adjourned before Six o'clock. The Sr:AKER took the Chair at Four o'clock. Mr. HUDSON moved the insertion of the clause of which he had given notice, in all railway Bills of the present session, by which new companies were to be incorporated. Sir G. CLERK opposed the motion, Mr. LABOUCHERE thought the Hon. Member had better introduce a Bill himself on the subject, or engraft this clause in Lord DALIIOUSIE'S Bill. Mr. HUDSON withdrew his motion. On the motion for the consideration of the report on the Corn Importation Bill, Sir C. BURRELL rose to address the House. He thought the present corn-law had hitherto worked so well, that it was impolitic to interfere with it. Colonel VERNER opposed the measure, believing it to be an experiment that would shake the whole financial system of the country. Sir W. Jou.nyi.: considered the measure unjust and impo litic, and he should, therefore, give it his decided opposition. Mr. BANKES maintained that the distress in Ireland was much greater in 1822 than it was at the present moment, and contended that unfair arguments had been advanced for the repeal of the corn-laws, founded upon gross ex oneration. The Earl of LINCOLN denied that the Government were guilty of the least exaggeration in the statements which 4s Kw st i : fo i o the House with respect to the great dist ress 4 • ed in Ireland. C 44 0 ER denied that the rate of wages in Dorset was ... y e. --.l 110 101# as • iT a , % had been represented. zi. , • - 3lt t : , .4 ORD O'Bruix corroborated the statements of • • --_ • ..-7.k7 ,_ '. ; :': e. = , -k '.p Neorx, and bore witness to the strenuous exer- V ''''`"ViZ-' Sg t .' •,. i 4 F; oble Friend the Earl of Loco-N . , who had iI S THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1846. alleviated, in a great degree, the distresses of the people in Ireland. Mr. LErROY denied that distress was general, and read ieVeral letters from Irish landed proprietors to the same Mr. BORTHIVICK impugned the conduct of the Prime Minister in deserting his party, and contended that the French Government would never adopt the principle of free trade. Mr. HENLEY would give the measure his most decided opposition in every stage. After a smart personal altercation between Mr. ROEBUCK and Mr. DIEEAELI, Mr. S. HERBERT addressed the House in favour of the measure. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK Spoke at some length; after which strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, the report being agreed to without it. The report was then received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday next. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. We rejoice to find, from a statement made by Sir JAmEs GRAHAM on Thursday evening, in reply to a question by Mr. ROEBUCK, that a Commission has been issued for the purpose of making inquiries into the state of the law and its administration in the Channel I3lands, and that he should have no objection to lay the Com missioners' report on the table when obtained. It is really astonishing that during the many and valuable reforms which have taken place of late years, and the vast improvement's which have been effected in the constitutional liberty of the subject, islands, which lie in our immediate neighbourhood, which have for cen turies formed part of the appanage of the British throne, which, from the freedom from taxation they have ever enjoyed, and the beauty of the country and the salubrity of the climate, have been selected by thousands of our fellow-countrymen as their place of resuknce, should have hitherto escaped the observation of the Legis lature, should be subjected to misgovernment of the worst description, in the power of an oligarchy who suffer no considerations of justice or equity to restrain them in the full indulgence of their worst passions and prejudices, and who, like the Triumvirate of old, are ready to proscribe and punish any person falling under the displeasure of their body. Such is the state of society, that it is openly said that justice is not to be obtained by an Englishman, and yet our SOVEREIGN in her Privy Council is paramount, can vary or alter the laws, or their mode of administration ; in fact, has greater power than in her own country, but that the power is not exercised, or at least is suffered to remain in their hands, by whom it has hitherto been so grievously misused. The two principal of these islands are Jersey and Guernsey. The former contains about 50,000 inhabi tants, of whom nearly one-half are natives of Great Britain or Ireland. Guernsey contains nearly :30,000, about 8,000 or 9,000 our own country men, a large proportion of whom are persons in independent circumstances, living on their own means. Many have acquired property in the islands, or would gladly do so, but that they are deterred by the unjust and oppres,ive nature of the laws, and the partial man ner in which they are carried into execution. Can this state of things be permitted to continue ? Most assuredly not. All that is wanting is, that an inquiry should be conducted under the auspices of just and im partial men, who will fearlessly expose the system, and lay bare the root and origin of this misgovernment, and who will suggest alterations and amendments by which improvements may be effected. Let the real state of things be ones known to the country, let the force of public opinion be brought to bear upon the question, and the evils will speedily be grappled with, liberty be restored, and all classes of the inhabitants of the islands will be conciliated, and pleased, except the selfish, grasping, and monopolising few, who have hitherto played with the social rights and sported with the liberties of their brethren. In each of the islands the law is nearly similar, and similar abuses have crept into the mode of its adminis tration, consequently our observations will apply to each, although we shall select and speak of Guernsey only. Most of the mischief is occasioned by the extraordi nary powers assumed by the Royal Court (as it is called), which consists of a_ bailiff and twelve jurats. Those jurats are elected for life, by a small body, n-3 exceeding one hundred and sixty electors. The most corrupt influences are brought to bear during an election ; compacts are made, and all the worst fea tures of an election, in one of the rotten boroughs, that so long remained a stain upon the British constitution, are presented to the view. It is easily to be conceived, that much prejudice will be felt by the newly-elected jurat in favour of the friends by whom he was sup ported, and in hostility to those by whom he was op posed, and, unfortunately, he finds too many op portunities for exhibiting this prejudice in the course of his subsequent career ; there is no legal education of any kind, no knowledge of law necessary for the jurat. On his election he at once becomes the ex pounder, the administrator of the law, of which pre viously he might have been in total ignorance. Nu record of any of the proceedings of this Court is kept, or, if kept, it is not open to public inspec tion. All they condescend to announce, in any case, civil or criminal, is the conclusion they have arrived at —the sentence they have pronounced. This sentence is irequently of the most arbitrary kind. No appeal lies from their decision in criminal case,. The majority decides as to the guilt and its punishment—fines, imprisonment, flogging, mu tilation, banishment, nay, death itself, may be decreed without the hope to the accused of the sentence being revised. No matter how erroneous it may be in point of law, the fiat which has once gone forth is most as suredly carried into execution without delay. No power exists in the island to stay the execution, none to miti gate the punishment ; thus, the most valuable preroga tive of the Crown, that of mercy, is practically abolished. True it is, the QUEEN in Council may pardon, or lessen the punishment ; but it is invariably executed be fore the application can be entertained and inquired into. En civil cases, an appeal only lies when the amount at stake exceeds 2001. sterling, and thus justice is refused to the vast nrijority, and, in consequence, great discon tent is felt by all except the favoured few. But this •nonstrous judicial power is not all that is exercised by the Court. I' assumes to itself the magisterial capacity, sets as a police-court, inquires into every matter ex IliCi 0 mob!, holds a preliminary examination pre vious to the criminal trial. Thera it examines wit nesses on oath secretly, decides whether a trial shall take place or not, and the result of that trial, the verdict, the sentence may be, and we fear too frequently settled at this secret inquisition, before the accused has an opportunity of being heard in his own defence. In addition to these extraordinay functions, it arro gates to itself a third, still greater than either of the others, the right of promulgating ordinances, which shall have all the force of law, and by which the most op pressive laws may be enacted, and taxes imposed with out reference to any other body whatsoever. It is little to be wondered at if, with this extraordinary assimulatiun of power, executive, legislative, and judicial, the Court and its members should have gat the entire island under their control, should become arrogant and little solici tous of the manner in which they discharge their duties. Who will C:are to impeach the conduct or offend any one possessing rur su c h aut h or i ty, such power for good or evil? liberty has ever been found to consist in the sepa ration of these functions and their entire independence of each other ; it i s t o t h at separation and independence we owe the freedom, an d th e consequent happiness of the land in which we live ; from their junction no other consequences can be expected than those which are found to exist in the Channel Elands. And we fear lessly call upon those in whom the authority is vested to abr grate all privileges which shall be found injurious and detrimental to the liberties of the people. We feel deeply the importance of this subject, and we shall shortly show tho public something of the working of this most extraordinary Court in the exercise of its despotic and unconstitutional powers. There is evidently a scheme formed by certain parties throughout the country to make a new inroad upon, the enjoyments of the lower classes on Sunday. The p ar . ties who present petitions on the subject have not yet ventured to name the precise enactment which they have in view—even they seem afraid to propose such a tyran nical Bill, but they try to paint in the strongest colours the evils of drunkenness, the depraved condition of the lower classes, their insatiable thirst for spirits and malt liquors, especially on the first day of the week, then call on the Legislature to pass a law to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors ; in other words, to shut up every public-house throughout Eng land and Scotland on Sunday. The Bishops take a most active part in this business, and for that reason, indepen dent of others, we view aid attempt with well-grounded suspicion. We never knew the clergy, as a body, attempt any reform in the condition of the lower classes, except by brute force, by the strong arm of the law, by enactments which a layman would hardly venture to recommend, their sacred .calling and their own unspotted life, being, in their vain conceits, a suffi cient guarantee that they would propose nothing unjust and nothing except what was absolutely necessary for the regeneration of the people under their care. The amusements of the people, and even their harmless re creations, whether on t isuaday or Saturday, they view , with a sort of horror. The Bishop of LONDON de nounces skittles and playing a certain number of games for a quart of beer, even on a week day, as a most dangerous enormity. Another would put an end to cricket and every healthful exercise, because hard-working peo ple should devote their little spare time to more solemn duties, and especially the duties pointed out by Mother Church. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S gees a step fur ther, and not only calls for a Bill against the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday, but blames the Government for doing nothing —not even giving any notification of their intentions with respect to this grand scheme for regenerating drunkards. The Bishop has a bad memory, or he wilfully forgets a most important speech made by Sir JAMES GRAHAM a few years ago. A scheme was then in agi tation to extend the public-house law which applied to London to the entire kingdom, but this was vigorously opposed by the Home Secretary, who said, with greit truth, that when a labouring man had either to walk a considerable way to church or was engaged on a jour ney, whether to see his friends or for any other lawful purpose, he could see no harm to religion by allowing him to refresh himself with a crust of bread and cheese and a glass of ale at a public-house. No rational man could see any harm, but merciless bigots and sel fish churchmen cannot see as men of practical know ledge see, and would reduce every one to their standard by the severest penalties. It is but right that the lower classes should have something to say in this matter, and they might well ask the Bishops—" What have you ever done for raising our character by encouraging education, or in what way have you tried to allure us to tho Church ? " In every instance you have opposed education for the people; not openly, it is true, but in a more effectual way—by ex citing among Churchmen a horror of Dissenters, and weekly sermons against every species of education which did not accord with the Thirty-nine Articles and the Athanasian Creed. And what example have you shown to us uneducated men ? Have not the crimes committed by tho clergy for some time been the universal theme of reprobation ? Have not deeds been brought to light, and left com paratively unpunished too, which bring disgrace upon the nation ? Have not one-half of you treacher ously broken the solemn vows taken at the altar ; aryl, while professing to be Protestants, and receiving the emoluments of the Protestant Church, have openly ad mitted the tenets of Popery, and exerted yourselves to the utmost to undermine the Reformed religion, and rob us of all the blessings conferred by the Reformation? Have you made any attempts to reform yourselves ? No. You reserve all your reform for us, and because ore man in a hundred conducts himself improperly, you will punish the whole class." Never was there such a barefaced attempt to pass a tyrannical Act under hypocritical pretences. The law is already sufficiently strong to punish evil doers, as the poor peasantry know to their cost. Have not the justices unlimited power over the publicans—cannot they ruin them, by taking away their licenses—and is not that alone sufficient to make a publican preserve order, and call in the police when any attempt is made to dese. crate the Sabbath ? But that will not satisfy these un charitable men. They will have a law which shall apply to all the middle and the lower classes—they will hind them down like wild beasts, make no distinction between the good and the bad, and thus the thousands upon thousands of steady, hard-working artisans, who enjoy themselves, with their families, on a Sunday afternoon, the only day they have for beholding the face of nature, will be debarred, they and their children, from all re freshment, even in the most sultry weather, because the Bishop of ST. DAVID'S had observed some disgraceful scenes among the mountains of Wales and the bigots of Exeter-hall would bring the faith and practice of every man to their perfect models. Although, as might readily have been anticipated, nothing definite or conclusive was arrived at yesterday evening in respect to the final reading of the Corn and Customs Bill, some not unsatisfactory deductions may be drawn from the very discursive discussions which thereupon transpired in the House of Commons. From the general characteristics of that debate it is percepti ble that, granting them an allowable proportion of dis appointment at the recognition of their own discomfiture, the Protectionists are less inclined than heretofore to pro crastinate matters by their obstinacy, that they poreeil at length the abstract futility of their opposition, mad are, to a considerable extent, prepared to testify their re signation at the overthrow of their very obsolete princi ples. Such at least are the most rational inferences to be deduced from their behaviour overnight; and, unless some fresh paroxysm of pertinacity goad them on to ad ditional demonstrations against the measure, we may in dulge our hopes of a speedy settlement of the free-trade Bill, that is to say, as far as the Lower House of Parliament is concerned. We are in clined to regard the matter in this sanguine light from the consideration that the speeches delivered yesterday, ostensibly for the championship of agriculture, contained in reality the last bubbles of fer mentation upon the subject from the lips of the anti -Ilinisterialist faction ; and this we conceive was espe cially recognisable in the sickly acid of personalities with which those harangues were severally flavoured. It was the last feeble ebulliaion of expiring spleen and subsiding acerbity. These personalties, however, whe ther uttered by the Noble Member for Lynn or any other adventuring representative, we possess neither the inclination to elucidate nor the appetite to con- Nevertheless a quotation from EDMUND BURKE, as uttered last night by Lord G. BENTINCK, forms in itself such a ridiculously appropriate parody upon his Lord ship's present behaviour and manifest ambition as to be deserving of particular mention. " The people of Eng land," Said the Noble Lord, " had that aversion to poli tical vacillation and political inconsistency, and political tergiversation, that, as BURKE, he thought it was said, they thought that a man to be fit to be the representa tive of a great constituency should be a man of static mind !" Never was adjective more susceptible of a sar castic and ntalapropos signification ; it is an unintended tra vestie and an unfortunate identification of the speaker him ..;elf. In an anterior portion of the discussion, ho xever, the attention of the House was occupied with explanations of infinitely greater importance, explanations indeed which, to a certain extent, may be numbered among the most interesting of the present session. Our allusion is obviously directed to the language uttered by the Right Honourable the new Member for the Falkirk burghs, the Secretary for Ireland. Lord LINCOLN appears to have been dragged into these explanations without any previous warning on the part of his inter rogator, Mr. G. BANKES. He is abruptly called upon by that lion. Gentleman to give some explicit corroboration of the Government statements about the scarcity cf pro visions in Ireland, or, in case of his incapacity to do so, to acknowledge the exaggeration contained in those statements. Notwithstanding, however, this unusual method of catechising a Minister, and interrogating him "by the book," the Noble Earl by a few simple facts altogether refuted the notion that Government had been tampering with the credulity of Parliament by an ex travagant representation of Irish poverty. In this re spect he treated the imputations upon himself and his colleagues in a manner the most likely to exonerate them from all similar suspicions, and to place the in tegrity of the Cabinet and the destitution of Ireland in a trite and incontrovertible light. Far from the picture of privation being over-coloured in any single particular, he insisted, upon the most indubitable authority, that the preponderating mass of the Irish population were visited with a remark able accumulation of wants, and of wants that augured their own greater extension. He instanced Limerick and Clare as counties in which " the extent of the distress was most alarming :" and although he con fessed that the scarcityjnight not be universal through out the island, he maintained in the most emphatic terms that it was both "general and decisive." Within the last twenty-four hours, he himself bad been the recipient of a very imperative communication from the county Kerry, informing him that the people in that neighbourhood, contrary to their own expectations, had exhausted their stock of potatoes, both by necessary consumption and unforeseen disease, insomuch that they were now left wholly unprovided with nourishment. With reference to the inuendo uttered by the Hon. Member for Dor chester, that the Government had tended con siderably to increase the difficulties of the Irish population by an undue interference with the potato crop, he pointed out the beneficial influence upon the market prices of Ireland which had resulted from the extensive importation of Indian meal and Indian corn , while, as a conclusive repudiation of the charge, he assured the House, in the most categorical way, " that the distress in Ireland, though not universal, is general, and that so far as the statements of it go which have been made by her MAJESTY'S Government, they will be found to be fully borne out by the facts as they exist." The corroboration of these assertions, which were subsequently pronounced by Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, are simple and brief, but assuredly they aro i r s e tic tra e nvisdnces of the mi sera bl y transcribe, almost at ran d om, e o em ne p d he, " to the district of h o a f tic hi e s m e ) h ug ar h a . men :—" With respect,"lst disorganized and impoverished. condition of his count r y_ Clare, in which I resid e ; w cattle by ruarded of armed men ; I found , on the Er, me a starving, by soldiers ; found on tho law one side a schooner attackeden I on the there I found on other, river bodies and, to some extent, a lawless population." After these unanswerable proofs of the - wretchedness which has already enlisted the sympathies of Government, and proofs which no caviller, without the most consummate amount of scepticism, can gainsay, the Hon. Member objected, we conceive somewhat unfairly, to the manner in which the Premier mingled the question of Irish distress with the corn-laws, immediately upon the intro duction of his measure. It must be remembered, how ever, that the fact of destitution in Ireland was then ad duced simply as an argument for the immediate modifica tion of the enactments pressing upon the importation of provisions, while the facts of experience, of logic, of philosophy, and of common honesty were adduced as arguments for the ulterior and pe , manint settlement of the protective system. That was the only manner in which Sir ROBERT placel those two important matters in juxta-position, and, as a conscientious statesman, he could not well have acted otherwise. The immediate preservation of Ireland, and the future pros. perity of the British Isles generally, require an instant modification of the duties imp ised upon articles of food. Justice and Charity league together for the impulsion of a free-trade agitation to its triumph, and since the world has existed an ultimate acquiescence has ever been ac corded to the demands of Justice and Charity when pronounced by the voice of an united people. The Jesuit party has been defeated in the Swiss elections. The Zurich Gazette ©f the 4th says:—" The Liberal party has gained a complete victory at the elections which took place yesterday. Out of the 171 elections for the Grand Council the Conservatives were not able to gain more than 29." It appears as if the Austrian Gr.,vernment was ap prehensive of some outbreak in the north of Italy. The fortifications of Verona, which have been only recently completed, and which were not to be armed unless in anticipation of a war, are, according to a letter from Verona, dated the 20th ult., which appears in the Con stitutionnel, armed forthwith, and the park of the Adige is to be provided with a considerable reserve. General RUDETSKY was expected at Verona in the course of the week. The companions of the unfortunate BANDIERA having been pardoned by the King of NAPLES, on Good Friday, have arrived at Marseilles. It is said that his MAJESTY has also shown mercy to many other political prisoners. The state of affairs in Finland is anything but tran quil. A letter from fielsingford of April 20 sqys— " Two nights back, between ten and eleven o'clock, this town was thrown into confusion by the appearance of 500 or t3OO young men, chiefly students of the University, who pro menaded the streets singing national songs. They stopped before the houses occupied by the Russian functionaries, and broke the windows with stones, crying out, Poland for ever!' Down with the Muscovite tyrants!' Oscar I. for ever!' This last cry had reference to the fact of the Grand Duchy of Finland having formerly formed part of Sweden, before it was ceded to Russia in 1815. A great number of these disturbers of the public peace were arrested, and the Governor-General of Finland has given orders to have them tried by court-martial." Madrid papers of the Ist instant have been received. The Gazette contains the official dispatches of tne ge nerals employed in the recent affAirs in Galicia, and an nounces authoritatively the complete pacification of the province. It also contains a royal decree, dissolving the regiments of Gijon, Segovia, Oviedo, and Zamora, which had taken part in the late insurrectionary move ment. The colours of the dissolved regiments are to be deposited in the church of the Virgin of AtOchs, and covered with black crape. All the privates who took part in the insurrection are to suffer ten years' additional service beyond the usual time wherever the Government may direct, and' the non-commissioned officers are to be brought to a court martial. The Government have dispatched orders to Yin- LALONGA to suspend any further executions of those con detuncd by courts-martial. The Archbishop of SANTIAGO, ti hose life had been saved by Sous during the insur rection, exerted himself to procure the pardon of the in surgent chief, but m ithout effect. Sous rznd fourteen of his companions were shot through the back at Carral. The other insurgent officers, it is said, will be re duced to the ranks, and sent to the Phillippine Islands, to serve for ten years. CONCHA, as a reward for his services, has been promoted to the rank of Lieute nant• General. General PUIG SAMPER, to whose dilatory conduct at Santiago the partial success of the insurrec tion there has been attributed, is to be brought to a court- martial forthwith. VILLALONGA, to whose vigour and prudence it was entirely owing that Corunna did not join the movement, wits one of ESPARTEBO'S generala, and remained faithful to him to the last, refusing to acknowledge the new order of things until ESPARTERO had quitted the king dom. A steamer had left Vigo in pursuit of the Nervion, on board which the members of the insurgent junta had made their escape, taking with them all the treasure in the Bank of San Fernando ; and the salt rent, amounting to 6,000,000 rials, which they had seized as soon as they received information of the defeat at Santiago. The yellow fever has appeared at Barcelona, brought, it was supposed, from the Cape de Verd Island. According to the Esperanza, CARDS, the former Presi dent of the Barcelona Junta and the leader of the proLunciantiento at Alicant, has been arrested at Medina. MADRID BOLSA, MAY I.—Three per Cent., 31i- for cash. Exchange on London, 37/1. We have received the Paris papers of Thursday. On Wednesday the Dijon and Mulhausen Railway Bill passed the Chamber of Deputies without opposition. The New Postage wad in the course of the same sitting withdrawn by the Minister of Finance, and in its stead the Minister proposed a measure abolishing the usual aecime, and reducing the duty on money orders from five to two per cent. The St. Diziec and Gray Railway was then brought forward, but the discussion was not finished. The non publication of the Address of the Archbishop of PARIS in the Moniteur, is the subject of comment in most of these papers. The Constitutionne/ says :—" We do not yet find in the 111imitcur, the Address of the Archbishop of Paris. The fol • lowing is said to be the' purport of the phrase which gave offence, and caused the Address to be suppressed :•—‘ The Church does not want the protection of any one—it only asks for liberty.' " The Quo!idiennc gives the following as the phrase which was deemed objectionable : " Happy is the Government which, deeply convinced that religion, in order to render the people virtuous, aspires only to the liberty worthy its celestial origin, worthy of the human conscience, which it governs, and of the supreme Master which confided to it an empire so glorious." The Monitcur Alyerien, of the 30th, has the following : " The last news from General Yusuf, and consequently of the movements of the ex-Emir, go back about ten days. At that period everything announced a series of operations in the Djebel-Amour, wh , :n Abd-el-Kader, finding, however, still slighter resources there than with the Ouled-Navl, came and encamped near the Boukail, one hundred leagues south of Algiers, and thence by a parallel march, and inverse to that of General Yusuf, reached Gharza, a point four days' journey from Boghar, towards the south-east. He had collected together all the disposable horsemen of the Ouled-Nayl, to the number of four or five hundred and these compose all his forces, for of the men whom he brought from the west, only a few still remain mounted. It was on the 19th that General Yusuf learned this complete change of position, and he immediately proceeded towards Gharza, followed by the column of Colonel Ladtnirault, who was bringing him a convoy. Since then, nothing whatever is known of what has passed, This eircum• stance, which is not rare, and which may be explained by the negligence of an Arab courier, or any other such incident, appears to have been seized on by ill-disposed per sons to spread sinister reports, of which the administra tion would certainly punish the authors if it succeeded in discove:ing them. The news from the provinces is satisfac tory. That of the west scarcely shows any insurrection, except in the Lower Dahra, where the column of Mostaga nem is speedily to act, if it has not already commenced. The principal affairs of the spring would appear to be these : the subjection of the Ouarensenis, for which the Marshal was to set nut on May 4th or sth ; and the operations in the south of the province of Titteri, which are to be entrusted, it is said, to the Duke d'Autnale." According to the Mbar of the 30th, intelligence had been received from General Yusur the preceding day. lie was on his way with his column to Mcdeah, where he would wait for a r einforcement of cavalry, and on its arrival would resume his operations in the Djebel- Amour, in concert with Colonel MOLIERE. The Three per Cents. closet on the raris Bourse on Thursday at 831 . 95 c. ; the Five per Cents, 1201,. 20c.; the Orleans Railroad shares, 1,2521, 50c.; Rouen, 1,037 f. ; Havre, 757 n 50c.; Great Northern, 7671. 50c.; Avignon, 925 f. ; Vierzon, 675 f.; Bordeaux, 628 f. 75c. ; Boulogne, 510 f. ; Troyes and Montcreau, 4101. ; Basle, 2201. ; Fam poux, 440 ; Dieppe, 450 ; Paris and Strasburg, 5161. 25c. ; Tours and Nantes, 5371. 50c. ; Faris and Lyons, 5751.; Spanish Actives, 32%. ; ditto Three per Cents., 373 i ; ditto Domestic Debt, 31 1 4 . The following are the quotations in railway shares . Lyons and Avignon, definitives, 545 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette (Maeltenzig), 504 f.; ditto (Espeleta), 510 f.; ditto definitive, 535 f. Charleroi, 490 f. tUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY FL Boulogne and Amiens, 12 lA—Central of Spain, 1 IA —Dutch Rhenish, S% — East Indian, ..)4 —Great Indian Peninsular, —ltalian and Austrian, 14—Jamaica South Midland Junction, I%—lslainur and Liege, 4 !4: —Paris and Lyons Constituted, 7%. MR. WILLIAM SMITII O'BRIF.N.—The following is the resolution which the Limerick "reformed" Corporation unanimously adopted at their meeting on Tuesday :—" That t a l d ii ( s )p C ti rp b o y rati a on, ever filled with the highest admiration for whereby 1:e h the public career of Mr. Smith O'Brien, M.P. for this a 4 p b o e r e t n i u deprived e county; his undeviating sustainment of those principles to the accomplishment of which this county looks wish un abated determination ; and, considering the course now nutted to prison for his strictly persevering in that cause best calculated to test the soundness of those opinions to which he had long previously pledged himself; and that, porfivethdeofLhegisislliabteurrtye•, a t n o d wa b r e d e s n c l o li m m : under the circumstances we feel it to be our duty to address Mr. O'Brien in entire approval; of his conduct, and our fixed resolution to sustain him in the opinion lie advocates; and that it be referred to a committee of this Council to prepare the address." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER 7'O ThREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 7,000 bales, including 2,000 for export and on speculation ; with a firm market. Shares were rather heavy. At Messrs. Lamond's public sale of railway shares, held yesterday afternoon, as usual, there was a decline in prices generally, and less disposition to bid. Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 145.--Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia, Bs. 6d.-Direct London and Portsmouth Atmospheric, 31. 4s. -Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1/. 175.-Taw Vale Extension and Dock, 13s. 6d.-Great Luxembourg, 2/. 45.- London and Birmingham Extension, 11.-Calcutta and St. George's Pt.int, Os. 6d.- Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 7s. -Shropshire Union and Canal, 11. 75. 6d.-Midland Eastern Counties, 155.-Ceylon, 95.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 19s. ad.-Northern and Eastern, 621.-Welsh Mid land, I/. Gs. 6d.-Isle of Axholins, Gainsborough, and Goole, 1/. 93.-Vale of Neatb, IL 155.-Northampton, danbury, and Cheltenham, 1/. 25.-Loudon and Blackwell, New, 31. 19.5. Gd. - Rugby and Huntingdon, 1/. 35.-Over Yssel, IL 45.- Essex and Suffolk, 14s. - Manchester, Huddersfield, and Great Grimsby, 18s.-Chnrnet and Blythe, 18s. - Man chester and Southampton, 2/. 2a.-Ceylon, 9s. 6d. There are no arrivals to-day with late accounts from any quarter possessing the least general interest. In the return of the assets and liabilities of the Bank of England the more prominent alterations for the week to the 2d May are these :- Notes issued Increase Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Decrease Seven day and other Bills, increase Other securities, increase Bullion Inctease 27,886 The English Securities have been very quiet again this morning, and are at about the previous value, or perhaps rather better. Consols realise 963 % for transfer, and 96% ji for time. Exchequer-bills have Leen marked 245. to 275. ; and East India Bonds, 345. premium. Bank Stock has been firm at 205 to 205%, and India Stock at an advance to 265. New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have risen to 97 %q• This has been quite a dies non in the Foreign Market. Spanish Three per Cents. are 37. Dutch Two-and •a-half per Cents. realise 59%. Shares generally are firm to-day, but there is not enough doing to test the strength of the market. BRITISH FUNDS THIS ,DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock .. .. • • .. 205% 205 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95%3% Three par Cent. Consols Annuities 96%% New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anns. 97%3 Long Annuities, Expire .Tan. 5, 1860 .. 1034 3-16 Ditto, 30 years, Jan 5, 1860 .. 10% India Stock • . .. • • • • .. • • 265 India Bonds, 1,000/. .. • • • • . • 34 Consols for Account • • • • • • •• 96% ss Exchequer Bills. I .7.i d. 134 d. 1,0001. •• - •. • • 27 - - pm. 5001. - 27 24 - - pm. Ditto, Small .. - 24 27 - - pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent .. .. - Ditto, for the Account .. • • 39 Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent.....- Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • •• 37 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent. 96% Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 59% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. RAID. l'Elt SHARE. Aberdeen •• • •• •• •• 10 •• •• to - Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. 2% .... Iy e .... to - Bristol and Exeter .. •• .. 75 .... 85 .... to - Buckinghamshire .• 425. .... %Ipto % p Direct Manchester (Rastriek's) 51A .... 31/ .... to - Direct Northern 2%.... 1%.... to 2 Eastern Counties .. .• • • 141. 16s. 0tt..... 2334 %• • to - Ditto, New .. .. 8/. 16s. 0d..... 7 1 4% pto Do., Perpetual,s per Ct. No.l, 61 13s. 4d . to Ditto, ditto .. N 0.2, 61. 13s. 4d 1,4 p.. to - Ditto, York Extension .• .. 10s. • 1% to - Edinburgh and Glasgow .. . • •• 50 .• •• 75 .• .. to 77 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 10 - Ely and Huntingdon . .. • . • • 734 - Exeter, Yeovil mid Dorenester 2% •• • • 1% •• •• to - Goole, Doncaster, and Sheffield, &c... 425. ...• 1 ,4 p.. to - Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 20 .. • • 25% .... to - Great North of England .. • . • • 100 215. .. •• to 217 Ditto, New .. .. • . 1 34 . . - Great Western .. .. 85 - to - Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. • • 5 - Hull and Selby .. •• .. • 50 103%.... to - Ipswich, Norwich, and Yarmouth • • 2 •• •• 134 to - Leicester aud Bedford .. • • • • 225. .. • . Iri dis. to - Liverpool, Manch, and Newc. Janet. 234 ...• 234 .. to - London and Birmingham •• • • ..100 .. • . 228 .... to - Ditto. Quarter Shares • • • • • • 2 - Lox don and Brighton •. .• •• • • 50 - .... to - Ditto ditto Fifths .. •• • • •• 20 .. • - London and Croydon • • • • 131 15s. 9d 22%34 •. to - London and South-Western •• 411. 6a. 10d. •• • • 78 .... to 79 Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths.. 34 Ditto, New .. .• • . •• 1234 23%.... to - London and York • • • • • .. 2 . . 2IA .... to - Ditto, Half Shares • • • • • • • . 23 - London, Salisbury, and Yeovil •• • • 234 - Londonderry and Coleraine •• .. 10 - Manchester and Leeds • • .. 82 - .. to -- Ditto, Quarters •• •• •• .. 2 - Ditto, Fifths • • • . .. 3 - Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. .. 4 - Ditto, Quar.cr Shares (It) .. • • 4 - Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • .. 1 .. • • 574 3.. to - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. 42s 1%44 pto - Manchester and Southampton .. • • 2 .• •• 2% .... to - Midland Letto, New .. .. • • •• 18 Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 .. 44%.... Ditto, New .. 1 •• - Newcastle and Berwick .. • • •• 10 .. • • 20 1 %' to - Newark, Sheffield, and Boston • • •• 2% - Norfolk • • .. .. 20 . • • 27% .• • to - North Kent and Direct Dover • • .. 234 •• • • 1% 1 4 .. to - North Staffordshire • • .. .. 425. .. • • 4%34 pto - Oxford, Gosport, Portsmth , & Sthmpt. 42s 1 dis. to - Scottish Central .. • . • • •• • • 10 • • 15% •- • to - Shrewsbury and Birmingham •• • • 2% •. • • 334.. •• to -- Shropshire Union • • • •-• • • • • 425... • . % dis. • to - South Midland • • • .. • • • • 425. ..• 1 s r 4 %pto - South Eastern and Dover • • •. • • 33% .. 41% 4034 to 41 40 1 ,E Ditto, New, No. 1 • • • • • • • 16 . 21 ... to Ditto, New, No. 2 .• .. • • •• 10 • • 14% to - Ditto, New, No. 3 • • • • • • • • 15 •• .• 17 to - Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • .. • • 234 •• . • 33% %..to - Wexford, Waterford, and Valentia • • 1% • - West Riding Union .. 42s 2i4 p•. to 3 p York anti Carlisle • .- • • 2% .• • • 1%•... to - York and North Midland .. 50 • • - •• .. to - Ditto, Extension • • • • .. .. 15 .. • • 34 1 A ••• to - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Central of Spain .. • • •• .. 2 .... 13y to - Dutch Rhenish •• .. • • .. •• 5 .. • • 6% .... to - East Indian .. • . ss. .. • • % % .. to - Paris and Lyons Constituted .. .. 5 •• • • 7% .. • - to - Paris and Strasbourg Constituted • • 5 .... 532 .... to - MINES Heal del Monte, Unregistered .. - •• •. 3% .... to - LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 9.—Wind this day at noon S.E., light pleasant breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY B.—Wind light and variable.—Arrd. the 7th, Helena, Blom, Batavia, and std. for Amsterdam. POETSMOUTII, MAY B.—Wind S.S.R. to S.S.W.—Arrd. her Majesty's steamer Penelope, Sierre Leone, left 27th March, Cape de Verds 11th ult, and Madeira 24th ; Nautilus trans port, Ascension. Arrd. the Bth, her Majesty's ship Childers, Cape of Good Hope. LIVERPOOL, MAY 8. —Wind W.N.W. moderate.—Arrd. Earl of Lonsdale, Peile, Calcutta; Thomas Battersby, White, Paraiba, ski. the Ist ult.; Reliance, Bedford, Ceara; Mary Ray, Ellwood, Demerara; Orion, Porto Rico; Lord Sandon, Walsh, New Orleans; G!ammis Castle, Duncan, New York. Ski. Senator, Wilson, Batavia; Washington, Benson, New Orleans ; Columbus, Coning, Boston ; Elizabeth, Mossop, Halifax ; Funchal, Reed, Newfoundlan. OFF LIVERPOOL, MAY B.—Tapley, Calcutta, for Fleetwood ; New York, from New York. OFF Down, MAY B.—Wind W.S.W.— 7th, Wilhel mina and Maria, Batavia, for Prussia; Sarah and Eleanor, Adela:de. _ _ _ On , TORBAY, MAY 7.—James Cruickshank, Sayees, St. Vincent's FAlNounr, MAY B.—Wind E. light—Arrcl. Britannia, Maun, Marseilles, with loss of sails, bulwark, Ilzc., and long boat, having been struck by a heavy sea on the 24th ult. off Cape de Gatt. Sld. Damascuss, Bliss, New Orleans. Gth, Oa; Tanjore, Calcutta ; 'kb,. Symmetry ' French, Adelaide; Heoman, South Seas, for Cowes; Nymph, Munteridon, Ba tavia, for Rotterdam. SWANSEA, MAY 7.—Arrd. Elizabeth Beynrn, Valparaiso. CLYDE, MAY 7. Wind W.—Arrd. Peggy, Smith, Jamaica. Skl. 5. Hannah Isabella, Marshall, Boston. 6. Mariner, Russell, Chalcur Bay. 7. Henrietta, Boston. CORK, MAY 6.—Wind N.Y., fresh.—Arrd. Caroline, Dan gerfield, Callao; Growler, Allan, St. John's, Newf oun dl and. Sld. 6. Ariel, Robinson; St. Andrew's, N.B. ; Sapphiras, Johnson, Quebec. LEITH, MAT 7. Wind S.W.—Sld. 6. Ann Elizabeth, Mowat, Prince Edward's Island. liimrnY.—Sld. 7. Eleanor, Hetherington, Quebec. GRAVESEND, MAY B.—The Moreland barque, waterlogged and abandoned, and with the brig Resolution, of Penzance, alongside of her, was seen 18:h ult. in lat. 47, lon. 21, by the Sir Robert Peel, of St. John's, N.B. ; spoken with by the Islander, Gordon, arrd. from Demerara. COWES, MAY 8. The Weatherall, Draper, reported on the 6th as on shore here, wal from Sunderland, and not from Southampton, as there stated. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. - Pines, 7s to lOs per lb ; Strawberries, Is to 2s per oz. ; Hothouse Grapes, 15s per lb.; Apples, 2s Ed to Ps per bushel ; Oranges, 5s to 12s ; and Lemons, Os to IN per 100; Rhubarb, 7s to Ps per dozen bundles; Asparagus, 33 6d to 8s per bundle; Seakale, Is to 2s Gd per punnet; French Beans, 2s per 100 ; New Potatoes, 4d to 2s per lb; Brocoli, 4s to Os ; Cabbages, Pd to is per dozen ; Greens, is Od to 2s per dozen bunches; Celery, ls, and Horse• radish, 2s to 3s per bundle; Mushrooms, `Pd per pettle ; Spinach, 6d to Sd per junk; Cauliflowers, Is 6d to 3s per dozen; Cucumbers, Is to 2s each; Carrots, 3s, and Turnips, is to 2s per dozen bunches. N We had E a llr ye a ry il l i fea E vy A t N rad D e h il e E re jL o p n l E h N e f li oll ai owin L g . terms —Beef, front 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 45 to 5s ' • and Pork, 3s 4d to 5s per Blbs, by the carcase.—Turkeys, 4a to 7s; Goslings, 5s to 8s; Ducks, is 6d to 2s. 6d; Ducklings, 3s. 3d to 4s 3d; tame Rabbits, is 3d to is 8d; Pigeons, 8d to Is; and Guinea Fowls, 3s Gd to 5s each; Surrey Fowls, 93 to 13s ; and Chickens, 6s to 9s. per couple ; fresh Butter is to Is 3d per lb. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 5s Gd to 63 6d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s ; and Pork, 4s to 5s per Blbs. BILLINGSGATE . sh, ttoo r 3 r 7ss u ; r 6 b dl o v; t h s a , i tnisdis,;. Crabs,st o , 4 1 ,1 4 o ; sB ß dd Br s , 0 1; i • Soles, 8d to 3s 6d a 3 c s k a t o r e 4 I, s 4 3 d d t o ; Bd; Cod L F o i e 2 rs s , 6 l d s Bepair ; Smelt. is 6d to 2s Gd; and Thames Floutders, 2s 3d each is Gd to 2s per dozen ; Sahrion, 10d to is 3d ; Eels, 3d to 10d ; and Crimped Scate , 7 d to 8 d per lb. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 41; Veal, 4s to 5s ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 5 . s per 81bs. TrIUNGERFORD. Full average supplies of most articles were on sale to-day, while the general demand ruled heavy, and prices were not supported. BE.EAD. The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from 81d to 3d; of Household ditto, Gid to 8d per 411 is loaf. HIDE IMUIRZLET. Market Hides, 561 b to 6416, 3d per ; do. 611 b to 721 b, 3d ; do. 72 1 b to 8016, 3 d to 3!4d ; do. 101 b to 8816, 3 1 4 d to 3lhd ; do. 831 b to:16lb, 3 1 / 2 d to 4L,:kl; do. 961 b to 104 lb, 4d to 5d ; Calf Skins, each, 3s to 6s 6d ; Horn Hides, 138 • Polled Sheep, 6s to 7s 6d; Hunts and Half-breds, 4s 8d to Gs 6d; Downs, 45 to 53; Shearlings, 6d to 8d; Lambs, 2s 9d to 4s. D 11.1 f 111.0.91L15T8. SiurrunEra).—Meadow Hay, 31 53 to 418 s; Clover ditto, 4/ Ss to 51 15s; Oat Straw, 11 123 to 11 14 3; Wh eat Straw, 11 14s to 11 Hs per load. Trade dull, at barely late rate:. CUMBERLAND.—Mcadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 41 lOs ; Clover tto 4/ 54 to 5/ 12s; Oat Straw, 1/ 124 to ,;1 114; Wheat Sim*, 1 / 1 4s to 1/ IGs per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WitiTEcrArm..—Meadow Hay, 313 s to 4/ 8s ; Clover ditto, 41 5s to 61; Oat Straw, 11 12s to 1/ 14s ; Wheat Straw, 11 14s to 11 16s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. LONDON, HOUNSLOW, AND WESTERN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A spacial meeting cf the scripholders if this Company was belt! to-day, at twelve o'clock, at the King's Arms Inn, New Palace-yard, in pursuance with the resolutions recently agreed to by the House of Commons. The chair was occupied by Mr.:Barkly, M.P. The SECRETARY having read the advertisement calling the meeting, The CUAIRMAN explained the object of the mectine:, which was to ascertain the sense, of the scripholders on the Bill submitted to Parliameit, and whether it was their desire to proceed. An irregular discussion ensued as to whether the merits and present position of the Ccmpany should be discussed. The CHAIRMAN was of opinion the or ly business that could be entertained was the specific business stated in the advertisement. What they had to do was to take the amount of the scrip present, and whether the holders ap proved of proceeding with the Bill. The directors had came fully considered the resolutions of the House, and a solicitor and counsel were in attendance, under whose advice they were acting. Mr. COO7iE, the barrister, stated that if only ten scrip holders were present it constituted a meeting. After the vote was taken it was competent to adjourn, when the final vote would be taken ; and if the number then was not suffi cient to constitute a legal meeting the Company would be at an end. If the full number were present, and the majority decided against proceeeing, the Company would equally be closed. The business should be confined to the special ob ject of the meeting. Mr. Mv.csoN, of Leeds, wished to know something of the state of the Company; especially he wished to know how many of the provisional directors had taken up the shares. After some rather warm altercation, Mr. llAttaasoz explained that the Board of Management had each taken up 200 shares, which they paid on when they were at a discount; several of the provisional directors had not taken up their shares. The whole number of shares taken up was 2,220. The original number of shares was 33,000. A SHAREHOLDRiI wished to know the amount of expense incurred. • The ClimaxAN thought it would not be prudent just then to state the amount, as it might be made a handle for the opponents of the line. The old companies were now buying up the scrip of the new companies, with the object of break ing them up. In the coarse of a week all the information required would Le given. Mr. MEGsos said a gentleman in Leeds had ascertained from the secretary that the expenses had been 161., with other liabilities. The CHAIRMAN said that statement was not made with authority. _ _ A EIIARELIOLDER wished to know how the Company stood before Parliament. ➢lr. llAnnzsox said most favourably. The Staines and Richmond line bad broken down. The Great Western pro ject was destroyed yesterday, and they had every prospect of success at present before the Select Committee, which be expected would meet in another week. After some discussion, of rather an exciting character, the votes were taken and summed up, when there appeared, Votes prestnt Assents for proceeding with the Bill 12,340 Against it Majority for proceeding The CHAIRMAN said the assents were L.ore than sufficient for compliance with the resolutions, 8,709 being sufficient for that purpose, whereas they had upwards of 12,000. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting separated. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, OXFORD, AND BL ETC HLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—(THIS DAY). A special general meeting of the scripholders of the above Company was held this afternoon, in pursuance of the ses sional orders of b o th H ouses of Parliament, at the London and Birmingham Railway Station, Euston-squaw., for the purpose of approving or otherwise the following Bills, now before Parliament, namely—a Bill for making a railway from the London and Birmingham Railway, at Aldbury, in the county of Hertford, to Banbury, in the county of Oxford (Tring to Banbury); a Bill for making a . railway from Ox ford to the London and Birmingham Railway, at Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham (Oxford to Bletchley). The chair was occupied by Sir Harry Verney, Bart., but a good deal of time being taken up with registering the scrip, it was long after the meeting had assembled before the business of the day was entered upon. The CHAIRMAN said, that the first Bill on the list was the Oxford and Bletchley, which had already passed the Committee of the House of Commons. The line had great intrinsic merits, but independently of that it was supported by the landowners cf the district, and aided by the co operation and assistance of the London and Birmingham Company. He was sure that the meeting would have no hesitation in agreeing to the resolution to proceed with the Bill, and he begged to move one accordingly. The resolution having been seconded by the Hon. Mr. PIEREPOINT, was put to the vote and carried unnanimously. The Honourable CHAIRMAN said, that the next Bill was for making a line from Tring to Banbury: it had not yet been committed, but it stood in a group, which was appointed for Tuesday, the 19th. He had no doubt, but that like the other it would be carried, for the two schemes that were op posed to it were already defunct, and the other scheme in the Committee in no way competed with the present line. The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. I.Ewm MosEt.v moved a vote of thanks to the Chair man, which having been acknowledged, the meeting sepa rated. EAST LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY (THIS DAY.) A special general meeting of the scripholders in this un dertaking, was held this afternoon, in pursuance of the sessional orders of Parliament, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, Lord Worsley, Chairman of the Com mittee of Management, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said there could be no doubt as to the merits of the line, for it received the support of nearly every influential person and landholder of the various dis tricts through which it passed. The preamble bad already been proved before a Committee of the House of Commons, and in his opinion it would be madness to abandon a scheme with such magnificent prospects. He regretted, however, to state that there was not a sufficient quantity of scrip in the room to constitute a meeting, but if any shareholdtr present required any information he should be most happy to give it. A SHAREUOLDJU asked what expenses had been incurred by the Company. The CHAIRMAN replied is. 6d. per share; and, considering the opposition they had had to contend with, that was con sidered vely small.—(Bear, hear.) A vote of thanks having been passed to the chairman, the solicitors, and the engineer, for their past exertions, the meeting was adjourned till Wednesday next. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) BEALE V. MOULDS AND OTHERS. This was an action taken by the plaintiff to recover the amount of a steam-boiler, made by him for the use of de fendant, who contended that there bad been a breach of con tract, inasmuch as that the boiler was not made at the time agreed up or. The jury found for the defendant. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) Several cases were disposed of in this Court to-day, but none of them were of the least interest. One was an action for slander, taken by a police superintendent in Leeds, for a letter written of him, in which he was charged with conduct unfit for publication ; but the case was held over for the appearance of defendant's counsel. EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi P,ius. ) HENDON V. STRAY. This was an action for assault and false imprisonment. The plaintiff was a dancing master, and the defendant a tailor. They had had mutual dealings, and upon the plaintiff demanding the balance in his favour, defendant used ill language to him, assaulted Lim, and gave him in charge to the police. The jury found for the plaintiff—Damages 403. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) WILSON V. BARFORD. This was what is called a " running down" case. The plaintiff was an omnibus proprietor and the defendant the owner of a rublic coach. A collision took place between the two on the night of the Ist of January last at Woodland street, when the plaintiff alleged that his vehicle sustained considerable damage. (The case had not closed when our report left.) SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner BumocK.) NAGLE V. TR PP. This was an action to recover 013 small sum of 2/. ss, for work done for the defendant. Mr. RYLAND stated the case. Both parties are pianoforte makers, and the defendant had been employed to repair a grand piano for a lady named Defolie, for which he charged 18!.. Plaintiff had been engaged to do a particular portion of the work, for which he charged 2/. ss, and it was not until after the action was commenced that the defendant offered to pay 2!. without costs. Witnesses were called who proved that the work had been cone, and that it was worth more than the sum charged. AR attorney was proceeding to address the jury, but was stopped by the Learned Commissioner, who said that he could not be heard, as he was not the attorney on the record. The attorney said that he had retained Mr. Thomas as counsel. The COURT—But you could not do so. No person has the privilege of retaining counsel but the attorney on the record. The defendant had appeared and pleaded in person, and ought to have attended the trial in person. No counsel would, in a civil suit, take a brief except from the attorney on the record. _ _ Mr. RYLAND said he would not press the case strictly, but admit• the attorney to be heard. Ultimately the jury gave a verdict for the full amount claimed. I I S N ) 11 ,Aa ,and . (Before th e I Aldermen N S— G LONDON R Sir Wm. MAGNAY.) E C S O R E D S E R S , WANTED AN ALDERMAN—A SCENE IN COURT.--ThiS morning, at ten o'clock, the grand j ury were called, but the Court could not proceed with business, as there were only two Aldermen on the bench. After waiting for an hour, the jury complained of being detain e d so l ong. They considered it a great neglect of duty on the part of the Aldermen, and it was high time that some strict rule should be laid down; and they hoped the neglect would be exposed, and the sub ject taken up by the public press. One of the petty jury asked whether their names could not be called over, so that those not required might leave? The COURT said they could not. It was necessary that the grand jury should be sworn in first, and that could not be done until the Court was sitting, and that could not be until another Alderman arrived. A juror —Then must we all wait because one Alderman does not attend? Ile ought to be called on a penalty, as we are —(Laughte r .) One of the petit jury —If there, is no Court, there is no power to compel us to stay, and if the grand jury will leave, we will. Several took their hats to leave, when Sir Wm. Magnay enter( d. Alderman Gums said the observations of the jury were. very unpleasant. Sir Wm. Magnay was a volunteer in this Case. The names on the list for the day were Aldermen Kelly, Sir J. Ley, Giblv, lituopherY, Hooper, Hunter, 4n4 Moon. After hearing two or three cases of assault, Alderman Magnay left. The parties not being ready on the appeal cases, _ _ The RECORDER said the cases must stand adjourned. Amongst them were Alderman Moon v. the Poor-rates of Mildred, Cornhill, and the Committee] of Lloyd's in a similar case. BOW-STREET.-{THIS DAY.) THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN DRURY-LANE. John Graham was brought before Mr. Henry this day fur the third time, when he was again defended by Mr. Humphreys. Mr. Dancombe, the surgeon of King's College Hospital, said that Blewitt was in a very weak state, but he had still some hopes of his recovery. There was no mortification, but a great discharge of matter. Mr. Humphreys said lie was very glad to hear this ac count of shat he thought, from public report, was otherwise. Mr. HENRY—The grand jury meet cn Monday. It is rot likely they will bdidischarged till Thursday. I will remand the prisoner till Wednesday, and by that time, if he is still alive, and it is still uncertain whether he will recover or not, the prisoner must be again remanded; otherwise, there will still be time for the sessions, and I will fix it at 12 o'clock, in order to be sure of being in time. GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAT LwAY.-T his ll:east - re is now in committ(e—witnesses, counsel, estimates, and traffic tables being in great demand. We subjoin from The Sun (in which paper particular attention is given to railway proceedings) a report of the evidence hitherto ad duced. The Perth and Inverness agents are preparing for a similar struggle, and the witnesses have again been sum moned to London.—lnverness Courier. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, MAY B.—We have to report:a large supply of wheat, and fair of other grain. To day there was a very thin attendance of millers, and the de mand for wheat was limited to their immediate wants. Prices of all descriptions of wheat must be noted Is. to 2s. per quarter lower. Considering the advanced state or the sason, fine barley met with a good inquiry at previous rates. Beans sold easily en fully as good terms. Oats and shelling each in slow request at barely former rates. Malt firm. The exportation of donlieys has commenced. As in former years, they are intended for a Dutch settlement in the West Indies. The Emerald Isle, for Rotterdam, on Wed nesday, took out five speciniens of the English breed. COLOSSAL STATUE OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.— Preparations - have commenced at Hyde Park Corner (oppo site Apsley House), for the erection of Mr. Wyatt's eques trian statue of the Duke of Wellington. The metal weighs 50 tons. The: Duke will appear in a field marshal's uniform, and a small military cloak. Prince Albert has fixed Monday next for laying the first stone of the Seamen's Church in Dock-street, and on that occasion the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and other public authorities, will be in attendance to receive the Prince. The service will be per formed by the Bishop of London, and a very considerable number of the subscribers and friends to this important un dertaking will be present. A large marquee has been erected to cover the area, which is calculated to contain 600 persons. IMPROPER USE OF FIRE-.ARMS.-011 Thursday af ternoon the family of Mr. Field, a gentleman residing at No. 3, Ladbroke place, Notting-hill, were thrown into a state of indescribable alarm and confusion by the following occur rence. It apeears that shortly after five o'clock, just as Mr. and Mrs. Field, who have a family of children, had risen from the dinner table in the front parlour, they were alarmed by the sudden report of fire-arms, and the instant crash of glass proceeding from the parlour window, the blind of which was down. Mr. Field immediately rushed into the street to as certain the cause, when he found that Mr. Henry Adridge Rice , a gentleman residing at No. 2, Ladbroke-place East, which is nearly opposite Mr. Field's residence, had fired a gun loaded with shot at a cat which was on the wall of his garder, the charge from which had entered the window of Mr. Field's house. CITY OF LONDON GENEBAL PENSION SOCIETY.-- The Worshipful Company of Drapers have presented, through the master, Thomas Dickinson, Esq , the munificent gift of 50 uineas to this charity. The Grocers' Company have ccnt ;hated 50/. ooT liAcE —Yesterday the running match between Mills and Doverty was run at Turnbam-green, and won by the latter. The distance was live hundred yards, the stakes 101. PUGILISM—On Thursday night (after the choice of ground for the contest of Norley and Gill had been decided), ten pounds a side was deposited for a fight for 400/., to take place in three months, between John Perry, the Nova Scotia black (who defeated Burton of Leicester). and a man to be named by Broome, at the signing of the articles, on Thurs day next (May 14th). We may observe that, by mutual censent. (;aunt was excepted, and no small speculation has been excited in pugilistic circles to know who is the heavy weight prepared to enter the lists with the stalwart sable gladiator. REDUCTION OF THE HOURS OF LABOUR.-011 Thurs day night a numerous meeting of the garment dyers of London was held at Caldwell's Assembly Rooms, Dean street, Soho, for the purpose of memorialising the master dyers, for a reduction in the hours of labour. Resolutions to that effect were adopted. STEAM-BOAT ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning as the Waterman steam-packet No. 2 was getting under way at the Woolwich pier, with passengers for London, the Niobe, an opposition steamer, which left the lower pier at the same time, in attempting to pass, ran into the W a t erman , and forced her athwart-hawse of the bulk lying off the deck yard. The Waterman's paddle-box, fore stancheon, and rail were carried away, and several passengers were knocked down by the concussion. The Waterman was crippled by the collision, and the steamer, No. 1, belonging to the same company, took out her passengers, and conveyed them to Loudon. The Niobe, which caused the mischief; did not sus tain any material damage. RUSSIAN TREATMENT OF BANKRUPTS.—The Emperor of Russia has, by an ukase dated the 20th of April, promul gated in the form of a commercial code, a law upon failures and brankruptcies. The law is borrowed from the French code, the only essential difference being the severe punish ment inflicted on bankrupts,who are condemned to perpetual banishment to Siberia. RAILWAY ACROSS GREENWICH PARR.-The Lords of the Admiralty have at length given their consent to a railway passing across Greenwich Park. Such a scheme, however; cannot obtain Parliamentary sanction this year, as the South-Eastern Company, in despair of obtaining the per mision of the Admiralty, had abandoned that part of their line to Woolwich. The objection at first urged to a line of railway across the park, was the apprehended disturbance of the observations at Greenwich Observatory by the vibra tion of the passing trains; but subsequent experiments are said to have proved that the vibration cannot produce any sensible effect at the distance of the proposed railway from the Observatory. An accident of very common occurrence to children happened to his Royal Highness Prince Alfred a few days since. His Royal Highness was leaving Buckingham Palace for an airing in one of the royal carriages, when his hand got accidentally caught in the door, by which two of his fingers were slightly lacerated. THE MONUMENT TO SOUTHEY.—A tardy act of jus tice has been done to one of the greatest men of his day by the erection of a motaiment to Robert Southey, in Westmin ster Abbey. The monument, which was completed yester day, consists of a plain entablature, containing the name of the poet, the periods of his birth and death, and surmounted by his bust. It is but an appropriate compliment that this monument is placed near that of Shikspere, and, of course, amongst those of the greatest English poets. This tribute to the memory of Southey is conspicuously placed in West minster Abbey, as the tribute ought to be to ene who so truly served the cause not only of literature, but of religion anal the Church. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON BOARD HER MAJESTY'S Situ' TRAFALGAR —On ➢ionday last, when the crew •of the Trafalgar, now lying at Spithead, were engaged in weighing anchor for a short cruise in the presence of the Lords of the Admiralty, the capstan made a charge, striking to the ground with great violence all the men employed at it and seriously wounding no less than seven persons. One of the sufferer! had both thighs fractured in a frightful manner, the splintered bones protruding through the skin. Two sustained fractures of the ribs. Another was much hurt in the back, and the remainder were injured about the head. The men were quickly removed; and in the afternoon they were sent to the hospital. Fatal results are feared in one or two cases. A CONFIRMED DESERTER.— Matthew Byrne. dmsed in the unform of the ioyalArtillery, was taken on Thursday, at Chatham, under an escort of the 65th, and placed before the county magistrates at Rochester as deserter from the 44th Regiment. The prisoner deserted from the 44th Beg'' meet at Dublin on the 20th of September, 1845, and enlisted into the 65th, and on the march with a batch of recruits, t ° join the head-quarters at Ch a th am , th e pr i soner deserted and; enlisted again, in March last, in the 7th battalion of the Roym- Artillery, at 'Woolwich, from which corps he deserted again on the 6th of April, and went to Chatham about three weeks ago, and delivered himself up, as being a deserter, to Sergeant Thomas Hawkins, of the 65th. The prisoner has been con" fined ever since; and the reason for his not being brought before the magistrates ere this was on account of a corres pondence entered into by the 65th to the Horse Guards and tho Board of Ordnance respecting hint. The prisoner was committed to Maidstone Gaol to await an order from the Horse Guards for his removal to his regiment (the 44th) , which is stationed at Newry. - - A SCENE IN CouuT.--On Saturday last, a poor woman applied to the borough M a gi s t ra t es un d er th e foll Stainsbv, and she resided in Pottery Field.. _ from the ing circumstances. She e n i g iet to receive th e e r la ' st pay day, she found that her money, however, orj some one f p o a r r i s s o h m t e o the tim e a m pa o s u t n t she o f 6 h s a . d p t the relieving officer, said the mistake was owing had drawn it in her . name. Mr. Wriggles worth, ei r c e ; c ', n u] g g o r i t w O 'o t r h h e ' woman not being in time to answer to her name when it was called over. It was proved, however, that Wriggles worth was himself in fault, as he oug h t not to have paid the money, unless the party applying for it had produced a ticket, which each pauper is expected to exhibit on making application for their allowance. The Mayor, therefore, int i : mated to him that he ought, in justice, to pay the pe t e t ' l woman's demand out of his own pocket. Wriggles , '" hesitated for a moment, and then said he would make ever/ effort to ascertain who had got the money. The Mayor -- Yesom ; an's loss, thoug but that won't do; y ou oug h t to make up the rol wh you lived for a we e k u p on b re ad a°_, Water yourself. Do you intend to pay it ? W r i gg l ew orth No sir. Tbe Mayor—Then sir, I will pay it myself, for t he poor woman sh a ll not suffer from your negligence. W T I glesworth then left the Court amidst a storm of hisses, whic however, were quickly zuppressed, and the Mayor orde,r„ him to be called in again. When he re-appeared, his Worship observed —Your conduct in the case of this poor woman, D l o 'f Wrigglesworth, is most disgraceful; and, as the Mayor, ;c this borough, I think it my duty to lay a statement totally before the Poor-law Commissioners. I consider you to lefit for the situation you hold, and I will do all in my P° to gel you turned out of it. Wrigglesworth, without reP again loft the Court.—Leeds lfercury. in h is Lord Garvagh has left Portman-square to reje m s. regiment, the 10th Hussars, previous to embarking for .1 S tet Yesterday the New York packet-t,hip Westnliti, soo arrived in the St. Katharine's Dock with a cargo o a f l arge barrels of American flour, each weighing 2001 b.; e. quantity of m a i ze , or I n di an corn , an d a b ou t 50 t ons o f oil o On the 7th inst., at Clapham-common, the wife of James Esq.. of a still-born son. A rolieW , On the Bth inst., In Argyll-street, the wife of Charles Esq., of a daughter. I ' l4)' On the Bth inst., in Richmond-terrace, BarnsbUry-road, the of Budianan Balfour, Esq., of a daughter. On the Bth Inst., at Albany Cottages, Albany-road, Old Kent -I.°d ' Mrs. George Knight, of a son. RED. On the 7th Inst., at St. Ge o rg es , I llanover-square, Miss n ul •rc ), only child of the late John Wrightwiek Knightley, Esq.. of Gifu ord. Bury, Warwick, to Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Dal DIED. On the 25th of March, at Madeira, Christiana Wilson raddool6 daughter of the late Captain Carruthers. Oa the 7th inst., at Limehouse, Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, aged 87' London: Printed and Published by IVAJRDO YOUNG, of No. L i l t Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112. Str an d, i n .tha Prey ~'" of the savoy, 113 theconuty , of MCI sAturdah 9,1846.