The Sun. — London, England, 1837-04-21 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, ArAIL 20. In the absence of the Lord Chancellor, Earl SHAFTESBURY tock his neat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. The Duke of Cumberland, who arrived in town last night at twelve o'clock, took his usual seat on the Opposition side of the House, for the first thee this See , ion. Hie Royal Highness was warmly congratulated by his Tory friends on his return. MANCHESTER AND SHEFFIELD RAILWAY. This Bill was read a third time and passed. Several Private Bills were forwarded a stage. TUC Duke of DEVONSHIRE presented a petition from Derby in favour of the abolition of Church-ratee. Similar pe titions were presented by several other Noble Lords. Petitions against the abolition of Church rates were presented by the Bishop of Hereford, Lord Rolle, Lord Ambetst, and the Duke of Wellington. Earl ROSEBERRY said it was understood when the H o use adjourned on Tuesday last, that it should only meet to day for judicial business, but he saw by the votes that the Noble Marquis (Bute) opposite intended to move the second reading of the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill. Now as he was aware that many Noble Lords who were not present had strong objections to the Bill, he trusted the Noble Marquis would postpone the second reading until to-morrow. The Marquis of BUTE said he' distinctly mentioned be fore the Hoese ndjourned on Tuesday, that he intended to reeve the second reading on that evening, and as he under stood there was to he no objection raised on this stage of the measure, El, did not see what necessity there could be for a postponement. The debate might be taken on going into Committee. Lord BRCUGHAM could not possibly conceive what ob jection the Noble Marquis could have to postpone the second reading twenty-four hours, particularly as it was generally un derstood that only judicial business would be proceeded with that day. The i‘larquia of BUTE repeated that he thought it was generally understood the debate on the Bill was to take place on going into Committee, and not on the second reading. However, as there was an objection raised he would at once give way, Ind postpone the second reading until Tuesday next. He was aware on that day the important Bill relating to Mu nicipal Corporations in Ireland, stood for a second reading ; but he did not think their Lordships would object to the Small Debts (Scotland) Bill being passed a stage, as it was one of great importance to that country. The motion fur the second reacting ;was then postponed until Tuesday next. Lord A LVANLEY gave notice that to-morrow he should move that a copy of the dispatch from Lord John Hay to the Lords of the Admiralty, relating to the services and employ ment of the Marines under his Lordship's command at the late battle before St. Sebastian, be laid before the House. Adjourned at Half-past Five o'Clock until to-raorrow (this day). MADAME VES TRIS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 5 UN. SlR,—May one who has so often experienced lle cordial support of the enlightened and respectable portion of the press, venture to intrude upon your kindness by request in g the insertion of the accompanying address. I remain, Sir, your very obedient servant, Storey's-gate, April 19. ELIZA L. VESTRIS. " MADAME VESTRIS TO THE PUBLIC. " Gratitude for the unceasing favour bestowed upon my efforts as actress and manager will not suffer me to remain silent while an event, on the result of which my character for honesty depends, is made known to you through other channels. " Painful, but mature, consideration has convinced me, that this address is called for by respect to you—to justice to myself. " An unfortunate entanglement in a series of bill transac tions—the first step in which no one can regret more than myself—has lately drawn itself so closely around me as to pre clude all hope of extrication by private means, though none which honour, honesty, and self-sacrifice could dictate have been left untried, and my name is about to appear in the Gazette as a bankrupt. " I shall carefully and respectfully abstain from all attempt to forestal or to influence the result of the coming inqu iry; but calumny will doubtless be busy with my name, and I ask you, the kind dispensers of the popularity I enjoy, to suspend your judgment, and to protect me against the penalties to which your envied favour is sure to expose me. "'The two reports most obvious for malevolence to fix on are—personal extravagance and failure of the Olympic Theatre—and these I shall briefly answer by anticipation. "My Lana fide creditors have shown every confidence in me, and have cheerfully and unanimously agreed to every pro position made with a view to my avoiding the step now forced upon me ; and, with a full knowledge of the receipts and ex penditure of the theatre, they have been willing to allow me an ample annual income out of the profits, and to receive the remainder in gradual liqUidation of their claims. " These are facts, and inquiry cannot shake them. " Their intentions for my good and for their own have been frustrated by persons who have purchased up acceptances which I was incautious enough to sign in blank. Indeed to such an extent has misplaced confidence blinded me, that I await the coming investigation to ascertain their number and amount. _ . " My first impulse was to withdraw myself from the stage until the ordeal should have been passed through ; but the claims of all those who are dependent on the theatre's remain ing open—claims which, be it remembered, have never, dur ing seven seasons, been one hour in arrear—came forcibly to my mind, and I did not hesitate to sacrifice my private feeling to my public duty. " You will, I feel assured, put the most generous construc tion on my motives. You will remember, when I present myself before you, that I am labouring for others in a field where I must not reap for myself; and you will receive me, not only with your usual kindness, but with all needful indul gence. " ELIZA L. VESTRIS. " Storey's-gate, April 19." PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT PLANS. Report of the Commissioners of his Majesty's Woods, Fo rests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, on Mr. Barry's Plans and Estimates for Building the proposed New Houses of Parliament, pursuant to a Resolution of the Se lect Committee on Houses of Parliament Plans, dated the 9th of May, 1836. We, the Commissioners of his Majesty's Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings, appointed Messrs. Seward and Chawner, two of the Architects of our Depart ment, to examine into and report their opinion upon the drawings and detailed estimates prepared by Mr. Barry for the building of the proposed new Houses ; and the Report of Messrs. Seward and Chawner on the subject of this refe rence, is now submitted for the approbation of the Honourable the House of Commons. DUNCANNON. Office of Woods, &c. April 18, 1837. B. C. STEPHENSON. A. NHENE. Report of Messrs. Seward and Chawner, Architects, appointed by the Commissioners of his Majesty's Woods, &c., to exa mine and report upon the Estimate prepared by Mr. Barry for erecting the proposed New Houses of Parliament. In obedience to the commands of the Commissioners of Woods, &c., of the 27th of January and of the 3d of February last, directing us to report upon the estimate prepared by Mr. Barry of the expense of erecting the proposed new Houses of Parliament, amounting to the sum of 707,1041., we immediately commenced upon the subject of this reference, and, after a most careful and minute examination of the nu merous drawings of the details prepared by Mr. Barry tor this building, comparing them with the several measurements of quantities, checking all the prices and calculations for the proposed works, we beg leave to report that, in our opinion, the new Houses of Parliament can be satisfactorily erected, according to the said drawings, for the sum stated by Mr. Barry (exclusive of the proposed embankment of part of the River Thames, which we shall hereafter notice), and at the present prices of materials and labour, supposing contracts are entered into for the same upon tenders from persons of acknowledged capital and experience in the building business, unless some very extraordinary circumstances should occur in the soil in excavating fur the foundations beyond those which have been or can now be reasonably anticipated from the above-mentioned amount; the estimated value of the mate rials of the present building, 14.v^0/ , is to be deducted, leaving the sum to be provided fcr the new building as above specified, 693,1041. ; but we beg eave. at the same time, .o observe, that Mr. Barry's estimate, as submitted to our consi. deration, does not include the purchases proposed to be made in Abingdon-street for part of the site of this building, nor the expense of the necessary alterations and additions to the foot and carriage ways, with street lamps round the buildings. The probable amount of these several additions, beyond Mr. Barry's estimate, we shall now briefly state, viz. : The embankment to the river, to the extent of that front of the building, which also forms the base of the extreme portions thereof, with the central landing-place and steps:-- From the calculations made in part by Mr. Barry and in part by Mr. Walker, the civil-engineer, which have been examined by us, are adopted:— The public landing-place and steps from the river, at each extremity of the building, and complet ing the embankment of the river northward to the steps of Westminster-bridge, about.. The purchase of premises in Abingdon-street for 44,000 12,000 part of the site, abut The foot and carriage ways, with lamps ruund the buildings, about ... 70,000 3,000 £129,000 Besides thig additional expense, a further and considerable expense, that cannot at present he ascertained from satisfac tory calculations, must, we consider, be necessarily incurred, viz. : For fitting up with proper bookcases, presseS, and other fix tures, and furnishing the several committee-rooms, li- braries, offices, and clerks' apartments Fqr fitting-up the King's Tower, proposed as the general Issfzi , depository of the public records. 7 ,s,r,,,,tting-up and furnishing- the official residences for the I'' .. : f4''''.'* AlOeaker, the Sergeant-at-Arms, &c. i e.:: :For tir int►rnal lighting, warming, and ventilating the se ( reral parts of' the building. 14! F L , r providing the great clock and appendages in the Bell 4r -,-• '1 owe-r, §,:c. &c, ...:=*' / ned) la HENRY HAKE SEWARD. THOMAS CHAWNER. I Office A oods, &c., 17th April, 1837. LEWES ELECTION. LEWES, THURSDAY. The polling commenced this morning at eight o'clock. .‘t two o'clock the numbers were— Fitzroy Easthope Majority for Mr. Fitzroy FOUR O'CLOCK. Majority for Mr. Fitzroy, 28. The numbers cannot be correctly obtained. 393 370 REPRESENTATION OF WEST- MINSTER. REQUISITION FROM THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER TO JOIN TEMPLE LEADER, ESQ. " We, the undersigned electors of Westminster, having %vitnessed your exertions both in and out of Parliament to pro cure for the people of the United Kingdom good and cheap government, and believing that in your person the opinions of this great constituency would be effectually represented, do request that you will permit us to put you in nomination at the next vacancy as one of the representatives of this city in Parliament." In the course of a few hours this requisition was signed by some hundreds of the electors of Westminster, to which the following reply by Mr. Leader was given at an interview with a Deputation of electors appointed for that purpose : " GENTLEMEN,—I feel most highly flattered by this unex pected mark of the confidence and esteem of so numerous and respectible a body of the Westminster constituency. I accept the requisition with feelings of no ordinary gratification. If I find upon better acquaintance with the constituency that my political opinions arc (as I believe them be) in accordance with those of the Reformers of Westminster generally, and that lam likely to me-t with the support of the liberal portion of the electors, I shall have sincere pleasure in coming forward as one of the candidates on the liberal side. (Signed) " J. TEMPLE LEADER." IRELAND. The Irish poor are enduring much misery, and extraordi nary privation. The Freeman's Journal of Monday last con tains the following afflicting intelligence • - " As the season advances—now almost on the verge of May —the severity of the weather increases to a degree wholly un exampled in this country. At half-past six o'clock on Satur day afternoon a heavy shower of snow commenced and con tinued to fall for upwards of an hour. At eight o'clock yes terday morning another snow storm came on, and lasted nearly as long, covering for some time the earth in the environs of the city to the depth of several inches. In the course of the day lighter showers descended at frequent intervals. Not withstanding the quantities of snow and sleet that have fallen, the cold of the atmosphere remains tine ted, and may almost be said to be intense. The devastation created by this extra ordinary state of the weather and shortness of keep amongst the lambs, in all parts of the country, is, we understand, to an immense extent. The dairy men, cattle feeders, and in fact evee7v person concerned with stock, are serious sufferers. The markets !sere rise in proportion, so that the dearness of almost every article in the provision way places it all but absolutely beyond the reach of the humbler order of artisans and the la bouring classes. The condition a the poor is appalling—disease, arising from destitution, is daily hurrying off i victims in alarming numbers. The efforts of charity appear to be wholly unequal to meet the multitude of demands hourly increasing upon them." Term was opened on Saturday with the usual ceremonies. Amongst other business that came before the Court of King's Bench was the following application : WHITEPOTISM MACDONAGH applied to the Court on behalf of Patrick Crawley, who resides in Prussia-street, and whose stables were set on fire on the night of the 15th Fe bruary, when a great quantity of his property, consisting of hay, straw, oats and potatoes, were destroyed, the aggregate amount of which was estimated at 60/. The Learned Gentle man proceeded to observe that this outrage was the conse quence of a species of whiteboyism and combination, which existed among the labourers, by which means they seek to pre vent the use of ploughs in gardens ; and Crawley having ex tensive vegetable and fruit gardens at the north side of the City, near Cabra, was, of course, special object of their law less proceedings. On the 17th March last a quantity of cherry trees was destroyed also, and although a great loss to him, yet he did not include it in the c ompensation which he sought for. The Learned Gentleman then read a notice which was served upon Crawley, signed by " Captain Rock, and 5,000 men," warning him to desist from the practice Af using ploughs in his gardens, else he should suffer. Crawley was then sworn, and deposed to the facts stated by Mr. Macdonagh ; and the usual notices upon the Churchwardens of the parish, as well as the High Constable, being proved, the witnesses were sent be fore the Grand Jury. In the Court of Exchequer the Tithe campaign was opened. Phil. Ryan as well as Alphabet Smith graced the Court. The Tithe rebels were numerous; several were committed after having previously experienced the tender mercies of the law. AGRICULTURE.—A noisy and warlike Meeting of the Share holders of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland was held on Monday. A difference exists between the Northern Shareholders and the other proprietors. No ques tion could have called forth much more excitement than that which burst forth at the tumultuous meeting to which we allude. TITIIER.—YOUGHAL, APRIL 11, 1837.-1 am sorry to in form you that the tithe war commenced here this morning. Six cows and four heifers, distrained under an execution for tithes due to the Reverend J. Hingston, were put up to public auction. Mr. Pollock, as the law agent for the Reverend plaintiff, attended and offered a settlement to Seward, the defendant ; but the poor man, to show his abhorrence to the tithe system that would deprive him and his family of the means of support, refused all interference with the cattle, and told Mr. Pollock if he got them for one farthing he would not bid for them. They were then put up, but no bidders could he had higher than one penny. At last twenty pounds were offered by the agent—a man in the crowd then bid forty pounds, when they were knocked down for him ; but the cash was not to be had for twelve months. A shout of laughter was then set up, when Mr. Pollock ordered the auctioneer to adjourn the sale till eleven o'clock to-morrow, which was im mediately done. The people retired, and shortly afterwards the cattle were again put up, when at the second bidding one of the bailiffs offered five pounds ten shillings, to whom they were knocked down, though another offered forty pounds. The cattle are still in the pound here, and poor Seward em ployed an attorney to take up the case for him ; he has been advised that the sale was illegal, inasmach as the plaintiff could not sell this day, the sale being regularly adjourned till to morrow. This is preaching the Gospel in nice style.—Cor respondent of Southern Reporter. APRIL 19.—A change in the weather to-day is most salu tary, and will, it is believed, save the crops from that destruc tion with which they were threatened, and to which, indeed, many have been subjected. TEMPERANCE.—Mr. \Vhite, the Chairman of the Port of Dublin Temperance Society, stated at the meeting at the Rotunda on Wednesday evening, in proof of the advantages resulting from the Society, that there was an increase of 200.000 gallons in the consumption of whisky in the year 1836, over that or the year 1835, the whole consumption for the former being 11,381,000 gallons. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abcrcorn will arrive in Carlton-terrace, from Woburn Abbey, to attend her Majesty's second drawing-room on the Bth of May. The new Chancellor of the Order of the Garter, the Bishop of Oxford, will leave the Episcopal Palace at Oxford on Monday next, on a visit to their Majesties at the Castle at Windsor, and the next day his Lordship will hold a con firmation at Windsor. _ _ _ Lord Lyndhurst left Paris on Tuesday, for London. We learn that his Lordship's daughter continues dangerously 111.—Galignani. The Marquis de Pahnella has arrived at Paris from London. The King, we are infotmed, intends to preside in person, at the opening of the New National Gallery, on the 28th.—Literary Gazette. The Duke of Devonshire and a large party of fashionables were present last night at the King's Theatre. Amongst the most admired dresses at the Drawing Room yesterday was that of the Duchess of Somerset, who was presented on her marriage. It attracted general notice from its extreme splendour. His Majesty's dinner to the Knights of St. Patrick is at present fixed for Monday, the Bth of May. It is uncer tain whether the Grand Master of the Order, the Earl of Mulgrave, will come over from Ireland to attend the banquet. No orders have yet been received at the Clarendon, where his Lordship sojourns, while in town, to prepare for his re ception. The Speaker will give a grand Parliamentary' dinner to-morrow, on Carlton Terrace. Sir Robert Peel will give a grand Parliamentary dinner to-morrow, in Privy Gardens. The Queen's tradespeople will dine together on Thursday next at the Thatched House Tavern, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. The Duchess-Countess of Sutherland gave a sump tuous dinner on Wednesday evening, in Hamilton-place. Captain Bowles, brother-in-law to Lord Palmerston, is the new naval Aid.de-camp to the King, vice Sir William Howe Mulcaster, K. C. H. We hear that Dr. Richards, late Rector of St. Giles'?, has left, among other legacies to .various institutions, 5.0001. to the Royal Society of Literature. THE ECLIPSE.—The moon was partially eclipsed at fifty minutes past six last evening, attained its greatest ob scurity at forty-two minutes past eight, and came into the last contact with the dark shadow at thirty-throe minutes past ten, having been totally obscured one hour and a half. The eclipse was visible, according to the dictum of astronomers, in the Atlantic, South Atlantic, Indian aa'' Pacific Oceans, be sides being either wholly or in part seen by the inhabitants of the great continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. As, according to the laws of nature, it is imperative that the earth should he between the sun and the moon in order to oc casion an eclipse, the sun ought then to have been Wow the horizon, but in consequence of the refraction of the earth's at mosphere, the remarkable phenomena of the sun's remaining in the western horizon while the moon rose eclipsed in the the eastern, was yesterday distinctly seen. It is almost need less to add, that on this, as on every similar occasion, the dex terous corps of the swell-snob and pick•)ckets, indigenous to the metropolis and its environs, were most numerous, ar.d reaped a golden harvest from the unsuspecting moon-gazer:. The Greenwich pensioners also were most industrious in prof fering the use of their portable astronomical apparatus with pamphlets descriptive of the lunar phenomena. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S--.YESTERDA Y. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, P.P. (TUESDAY NEXT). 11 to 8 agst Lord Jersey's Achmet--6 to 4 taken 6 to 4 agst Lord Exeter's lot—offered 2to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles-5 to 2 taken 6 to 4 on Achmet agst Dardanelles—taken THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, (WEDNESDAY NEXT). Without bringing about any material decline in the favourites, both Venison and Hock macde a considerable advance ; of the two, Venison had the call at the close, but the betting on this as well as on the other races was far from being so heavy as it was on Monday. The last prices were -3 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—taken 4 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Venison—taken 4 to I agst Lord Egremont's Hock—take 5 to 1 7 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Locomotrk—offered 7 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Gipsey-8 to 1 taken THE DERBY. _ A change will be found to have taken place amongst the principal favourites for this race. Jereed improved on the day a full point, the highest bid against him at the close not having exceeded 6 to 1. Achmet was also in higher favour, and both of Lord Exeter's dark" favourites left off in advance of Monday's prices. Caravan and Wintonian were likewise in increased demand at a marked di minution in the odds. On the other hand Mango retrograded— several offers of 8f to 1 were made against him, and only one or two to back him, and that at 10 to 1. A little money was laid out upon Defender, and some other outsiders ; but the alterations were con fined to those above specified. Closing, odds 6 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—take 13 to 2 8 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Achmet—taken 8} to t agst Mr. Greville's Mango—offered 12 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles—take 13 to 1 13 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hybiscus—.take 14 to 1 13 to 1 agst Captain Gardner's Benedict—no backers 18 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Caravan—taken IS to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wintonian—taken 20 to 1 22 to I agst Lord Exeter's Troilus—offered 25 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's pickle Fell— taken '25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo—take 30 to 1 30 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender—taken 40 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Slight colt—taken 50 to 1 agst Sir G. Heatheote's Marquis—taken 1,000 to 25 agst Mr. J. Day's Mustee, and Mr. Wreford's Vic toria colt—taken 1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Chadlington—taken The following bets against Mr. Sadler's Delusion :-1,000 to 20-1,500 to 30-2,000 to 25, and 400 to 5 7 to 2 agst Jereed and Achmet—taken to 1001. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN. APRIL IS 3 per Cent. Consols 89% Grand Canal Debe. 6 per cent. 88% Ditto Reduced - Ditto, 4 per cent - 3% per Cent. Stock 9II Hibernian yank -- iiitto New, Imn 973; ;City of Dublin Steam Co 3'6 per Cent. Debentures 90% National Insurance Co - Rank Stock 199'6 City Debentures, 4 per cent... 78 Royal Canal Stock 34% Ballast Otnce Debentures, 4 Grand Canal Stock - ner cent -- BATH RACES.-TIIURSD4r. Match, 50 sous. each.—Half a mile.—Mr. J. Day's ch. g., by Fungus or Burgundy, 3 yrs (Mr. J. Bayly), beat Captain Rich ardsou's Deceiver. The Bath Derby Sweepstakes of 30 soli. each, h. ft. One mile and a half. Mr. Wreford's b. c. by Sultan, out of Victoria, 3 yrs...S. Day 1 Captain Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat... The York Stakes, a forced handicap of 5 sous. each, with 20 SOTS. added. Heats, one mile. Mr. Hinton na. Oberon, aged Conolly 0 1 1 Mr. Griffith's Rambler, 6 yrs Mr. Cartile's b. m. Countess of Devon, 5 yrs.. Seven others started. The Dyrham Park Handicap Stakes of 10 soya. each, h. ft., with 20 added. One mile and a half and a distance. Mr Foster's Nike, aged 'qr. Parr 1 Captain Fairlie's Don Sebastian, 6 yrs Mr. Powell's Harold, 5 yrs Captain Richardson's Deceiver, aged A Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, with 10 added. Heats, one mile and a half and a distance. Mr. Marjerum na. ch. m. Eliza, 5 yrs Mr. Williams's Peter, aged 0 2 Mr. Powell's Boy Blue, 2 aged2 0 Thiee others started. Match, 50 sovs., h. ft. - Half a mile.—Mr. C. Codrington's b. f. by Dr. Faustus, out of Variety, received forfeit of Mr. W. Haddy s br. f. by Brownlock, out of Emma, by Filho (both half bred). MAILS. Arrived. Due Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due 0 America.... 0 1 France.., 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 llrazil ....... ..... 0 0 Guern. &Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 Buenos Ayres.. 0 I Hamburg 0 0 Mexico...". ..... 0 1 Carthagena.... II 0 Holland I Dublin... ~.... 0 I Jamaica I Flanders HURDLE RACES NEAR YORK.--TUESDAY. These were the first Hurdle Races in the neighbourhood of York, and the sport they afforded appeared to give general satisfaction to a numerous company. They were run on Rawcliffe Ings, a short &stance from Fairfield Villa, the seat of H. S. Thompson, Esq., through whose exertions the races were got up. Match, with six leaps over hurdles. One Thomsen's b. h. (owner) beat Mr. H. S. Thompson's ch. in. (owner), by a length. A good race. A Silver Cup (handicap), given by H. S. Thompson, Esq., :for horses not thorough-bred, the property of Farmers residing in the neighbourhood (ridden by the sons of Farmers), heats, one mile, three leaps over hurdles, 3 feet 4 inches high, to be taken in each heat, was won in a canter by Mr. Sharpe's br. in., aged, list. ( Styan), beating six others. Hurdle Race. One mile, with six leaps. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Chomley's b. h~ aged Mr. H. S. Thompson's b. h. Vagabond, aged Owner 2 Mr. Thompson's br. h., aged (fe11)... ...Owner 3 Won cleverly by a length. Match, 50 sovs. One mile.—Mr. Ellis's ch. f. Lady Fitzhaugh, 3 yrs (J. Gregory), beat Mr. Roper's br. m. Laurel Leaf, aged (sd r , H. S. Thompson), by half a length cleverly. Match, with six leaps over hurdles. One mile.—Mr. H. S. Thompson's b. m, Ma Fawn (owner) beat Captain Harboard's b. h. Wildgoose (Captain Wood), by about half a length. Fine race. Sweepstakes. Gentlemen riders. Half a mile. Mr. H. S. Thompson's gr. f., 4 yrs Owner 1 Mr. Hotham's b. h., 5 yrs Mr. Judd's gr. c. by Duplicate, 4 yrs Mr. Thompson 3 Won cleverly by halt a length. The Hack Stakes (Gentlemen riders), half a mile, was won by Colonel Smith's b. h. (Mr. H. S. Thompson), beating two others by about half a length. A most excellent race. ALCESTER STEEPLE RACES.—WZDNESDA r. A Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, with 50 sous. added ; the winner to be sold for 1501., if demanded, &c. ; the owner of the second horse to receive back his stake ; was won by Mr. Walker's br. h. Sportsman (owner), beating Mr. Ballinger's b. g. Railroad (Mr. Oliver); Mrs Mash's gr. m. Warwickshire Lass ; Mr. Flesher's b. g. Harlequin; Captain Lamb'.; b. m. Lady Teazle; Mr. Ful ler's b. h. Champion : Mr. T. Lowe jun.'s b. in. Landscape ; Mr. Dolphin's b. h. Standard ; Mr. Godwin's ch m. Multum in Parvo ; Mr. Parker's ch. h. Norcomb ; Mr. Fendall's b. an. Columbine ; Mr. Wallis's ch. h. Creeper ; and Mr. Waddell's b. an. Virginia. Won cleverly. Even on standard, who having the best of the race at the time, got pounded in a fence, Id lost his chance. EQUESTRIAN PERFORMANCE.— An Oxford Collegian, named Meux, lately made a considerable bet that he would ride from Oxford to London and back in six hours and a quarter. The distance he had to accomplish being about 112 miles, the odds were greatly against him ; but he started from Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, on Wednesday last, at twelve o'clock, rode to Hyde Park-corner, and returned to Oxford in five hours and throe quarters, winning the match with little apparent distress, and with half an hour to spare. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW. Nlorning ..... 8 minutes after 3. ininures after THE MARKETS_(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. This week there has been a short supply of every descrip 7 tion of Grain, and a fair return of Flour. Wheat remains firm with little doing in the trade. Barley, Beans, and Pease are unvaried from Monday's prices. There has been rather more money again made of Oats. The Flour trade shows no indication of improvement. AN.ItIVA 1.3. Whost I Harley. Oats. I Flour. e.ngush - 5,540 Foreign 1.309 SMITHFIELD MARKET This dav's supply was very good, and the sale was dull at litt:e alteration from the prices last quoted - - PRICTS ?Ea STONE OF t3l. a. d. to a. et Inferior Beasts 2 8 2 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 ei !'rime large Oxen 3 • 310 I`•ime Scots, B,:c. Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 ft /rime small ditto S•tckling Calves each t 3.) 0 Lamb SUPPLY, AS YEE CI Sheep 3,140 1. TO 111NX THE OFFA LI. S. ei. to s.d. Inferior Sheep 2IU 3 Second quality ditto Coarso.wQolled ditto.-- 4 2 4 4 , 00tiolown blethers I.mge Hogs. •t el 4 2 Small Porkers 4 8 5 Quarter old Pig ,each) 10 U 20 t; tss 1 d. to 7s. Oct. STATEMZNT. Calves. Pigs 172 :4W FloAtts 621 NEWG ATE AND LEA At per stone, I s d. to s Beef, inferior. .fS 2 8 - middling ........... 210 3 0 DENEIALL MARKETS. by the Carcass. Mutton, inferior -- middling - prime Pork, large 1 -small ~. 5s 4d to eg. Bd. s 61 tos d. 2 0 3 34 g 6 3 $ 4 3 4 4 :1' 44 4 8 -- - prime la;ge '1 2 3 •a prime small 1 ti 3 8 Veal Lamb Per Quar er. Wheat, White ---- lied Barley LEWES NI .1 It s. d. to S. d. . a; 0 00 5:1 0 56 0 If) 0 43 0 :E I.—April IS. Per (,),Liarter. 5. J. t 4 d. oats Peas. •S 2 0 37 0 Oil Cake...l:l. s. per Thousand. H U LL MA HK ET.-April V 4, Wheat, Old -- Foreign Oats, Poland _s. ` -4 .2% 24: .....Old —3.245. 25:. Small or Feed.... --... 161. I6s. —s. —a. .'G,. -- F.•reign Barley, Norf. & Stlf ... —s --s. 325. Line. & Wuld —a. m55.4'.2.4. -- Foreign Beans :32. :I s. 45.: I,e.gti —s —s. --1. Pea , e, White—....... ..... 4 s. 455. 4gs. Grey 'I are , : „, . lts. —s. 404 Foreign 165..58,. 44,'5. Itai,eseed. In bond none THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. BRIT! , 1-t I.' LI N 1) S. Bank Stock .... 20at4 , Droniam 3 per Cent. lice. Si).74 I In,.itt Stock . ..... ....... ........ 3 per Cent. Conn 4 .10. 4 Dii to R01iti5...... ............... ...42 pm. t”,,, per Cent. 3.4 per Cent. lied il's4 Ditto Did Annuities New ny4 per Cent 9J Ditth New Amman- ..... I per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Anniiities th expire Ditto solil 44 pm. Jai, trwit i4 Sank Stock for ()pg. Oct 1'.50 Jan. 1eg:0....—. FOR El ti N l' 1.1 N DS. __ • •• -- - - - Austrian, 5 per cent _ P:irtuguese Bonds, 5 per cent, nelgi.in, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto 4SY, fir. zilian Binds iduerios Ayres. It per c.nt Ch•lian, ti per cent Ditto, Metallic Colombian, it per cent Ditto, 1,• , 34 Dimish, 3 per cent ;') 7 ,4 Fiviich, .5 per cent -,f. ....i. Glee , BOWLS, 1 , Y.2.)„5 per cent. Exch.angir Mexican, 5 per cent. Ditto, t; per cent., lS'25 ....... Dutch, 2 per cent 53 . 7 i Peruvian, If:Y25, ti per cent.... _ -. Ditto, 5 per cent. ........ ........100 , 4 SHARES. London and Brighton Railway (Stevenson's) London and Brighton Railway k Rennie's) London and Birmingham Railway London and tirectiwieli Railway London and Southampton Railway l4, Manchester and Leeds Railway Manchester South Union Railway 3 North Midland Railway No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o eloci The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. The Paris Papers of Wednesday, th'e whole of which we have received, contain no news, foreign or domestic, of the slightest public interest. The trial of the assas sin MEUNIER, ' before the Court of Peers, commences this day. On Wednesday the Chamber of Deputies nominated a deputation of its members, to congratu late the KING on the marriage of the Duke of ORLEANS, No news of any interest has been received from the theatre of war in Spain. The belligerents have not yet taken the field. FRENCH FUNDS.-Paßtg, APart. 19. Five per Cents., 106 f. 85c. 80c. 750. Four per Cent., 98f. 15c. 20c. 15c. hree per Cents., 70f. sc. 791. 78f. 95c. Bank Actions, 2,410 f. Bente de Naples, 99f. Roman Five per Cents., 10214. Spanish Actives, 2514;4,4%. Spanish Passives, 6%. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents.. le n. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 30 30% Haytian Loan, 3301. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25c. 45c. ; money, 25f. 42%c Three months, paper, 25f. 27X,c. ; money, 251. 22%c -Court Authenlique. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents., 10fif. 90c. Three per Cents. 791. sc. Bank Actions. 2,41i,f. liente de. Naples, 09f. 10c. Roman Five per Cents., 109 , 4. Belgian Loan, 100%. Brussels Bank, 1,337 f. 50c. Portuguese Three per Cents., 361 q. Haytian Loan. :330f. panish Actives, 25%. Spanish Passives, 61,4 Spanish Differes, lii. Madrid Journals of the 12th inst. have been re ceived, but their contents are of little moment. The 15th Article of the Constitution was adopted in the sitting of the Cortes of the 11th inst. by an over whelming majority. The 10th was remarkable for the death of three daily Journals, which on the pre ceeding evening announced their own dissolution. The rumours from Valencia were very gloomy. The whole province was infested by bands of robbers by which the roads were rendered impassable. Brussels and German papers of the latest dates have been received. They are barren of intelligence worth communicating. BELGIAN I. UNDS—BRussutz, APRIL 19. Actuallllebt, 2!4 per Cent. Bothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOO% Loan of Thirty Millions 9 144 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 994 Society of Commerce, 454 per Cent l3O Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent l3l —Brussels Pipers, April 20. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, APRIL 11. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three par Cents. Bank Shares 1367% —Allgemeine Zeitung, April 10. LONGFORD COUNTY ELECTION COMMITTEE.-(THIS DAY.) The Committee met today at eleven o'clock. Mr. LAWSON begged to ask the Learned Counsel if they could suggest any means of expediting this enquiry? Mr. THESSIGER said he thought he could, and that was by conducting these cases without long speeches. Mr. HARLUSON had no obketion. but ho ha l now a simple application to make to the Committee, in consequence of deciding that the produ c ti on o f th e l enses a:tid notices, and Its application was that summonses should be issued, U Sir JOHN CAM HOBEI(JS really must protest against all this. their Mr. HARRISON—In the attempt to serve notices there was outrage and assault, and in many cases the notice could only be served at m ar ket t owns or at Quarter Sessions. Mr. THESSIGER—This only occupies time. Your object was to induce the Committee to relax some of their decisions. Mr. HmtatsoN—No such thing. The C o mmittee knows that notices served after the commencement of these proceed inns are of no value without the sanction of the Committee-, Now I ask for no adjournment, as we have oases enough U' , go on with in the interim. After some further discussion tho room was cleared, and on our re-admission, The CHAIRMAN stated the resolution of the Committee to be, that Mr. Harrison now proceed to give evidence in sup port of his application. Wm. Morrison was then called in, and Was under examina tion when we went to press. List. The Marchioness Conynghain, who has been long in delicate health, continues indisposed at Dudley House, Park-lane. The Countess of Newburgh has taken one of the new mansions in Wilton-crescent. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1837. We trust we are not mistaken in imagining that we perceive, in the construction of a series of Bills now before us, prepared and brought into Parliament by His MAJESTY'S Ministers, symptoms of a new era in the legislation of this country. The Bills to which we allude are eight in number, and are designed to amend those laws which have so long disgraced the criminal code of thesekingdoms. Overlooking at this moment the vast importance of such humane improvements in our Criminal Law, what we would: chiefly direct attention to is the brevity, the simplicity, and the general intelli gibility of these Bills. One is contained in a single clause, and the longest does not exceed four pages, inclusive of the preamble. Now, we regard the sim plification of our laws, as a reform, only second in importance to the enlarged humanity of their spirit. Hitherto it seemed to be the study of the Legislature to render its own Acts unintelligible to all but lawyers ; thus casting a snare before the unwary, and leaving .the poor, because unable to pay for justice, subject to the uncontrolled violence of the rich. The Bills Le fore us are framed in quite another spirit. They are in all respects plain, brief, and universally intelligible, as all good laws ever ought to be. The community will be fully able to comprehend their purport—to understand their details, without being compelled to open with a golden key the doors of a lawyer's office. We trust the Legislature will see the justice and the humanity of taking the form of these Bill as a guide in the construction of all future enactments, civil and criminal. The best laws are nearly useless to the people when not condensed and simplified sufficiently to be intelligible to them. There will be found in another part of our Paper, under the head " Commission of Excise Inquiry," ex tracts from the evidence of Mr. R AIN Y and Mr. DE HA NY, on the subject of Auctions, which well deserve the attention of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER. Mr. RAINY, whose experience as an auc tioneer entitles his opinion to great weight, points out the pernicious effects of the present Excise law, as it applies to the sale of property by public auction, and suggests several alterations which we are satisfied would be highly beneficial both to the revenue and to the public. There is at present a duty of 7d. in the pound on all property sold by auction, while property to any amount may be sold by private bargain without any charge. This duty, however, is levied only on the property actually sold, that which is bought in being exempted ; and the natural consequence of this is, that not only arc the possessors deterred by the charge from disposing of their property in this way, who would otherwise do so, but much of what is thus exposed for sale, especially if it be real property, is bought in, and sold afterwards by private bargain, in order to evade the payment of the duty. Mr. 11 A IN Y suggests, that if the revenue cannot entirely dis pense with the duty, it should be imposed in a different way—namely, by subjec:ing all property transferable by deed, when publicly sold, to an additional ad valorem stamp-duty of one per cent. The effect of this would be to discourage private sales, and to give the seller, at a moderate expense, all the benefit of public competition ; while the revenue would realise, i n all probability, a larger amount of duty on the whole, because not only would a much greater mass of real property be brought to the hammer, but there could be no possibility of evading the duty. This we think a just view of the matter, and is founded upon the principle, that a light tax is generally more productive than a heavy one. An estate worth 10,0001., if sold by auction, pays about 300/. of duty ; according to the proposed plan it would not pay more than 100/., a sum too small to be put in comparison with the advantage to be derived from public competition, and therefore much more likely to be risked. with respect to the sale of personal property, it is proposed to reduce the present duty of 5 per cent. to 2-i per cent., and to allow no exemption for what may he bought in, if there shall have been one bidding. This regulation would strike a deadly blow at those pocket-picking nuisances, the mock auctions, with which all parts of London are infested, and which are now, we believe, to be found in almost all our great towns in active operation. If the bona fide seller of goods would thus be compelled to fix the upset price, or occasionally to pay the duty on those bought in, he would have more than an equivalent advantage in the general reduction of half the duty. Theme are several other recommendations in the evi dence of Mr. RAINY, which would, if adopted, tend to the same happy result—the exposure of those vagabonds who, under the name of auctioneers are practising daily frauds upon the public, and the restoration of confi dence towards the respectable members of the pro fe3sion, which the proceedings of the worthless have shaken. It appears from the following passage in Mr. RAINY's evidence, that these surreptitious practices are extending themselves where better things might have been expected : " This would be the means of destroying mock auctions. Unfortunately, that which may be termed a mock auction, is not confined to such as are daily carried on in shops, to be ob served in passing along the Strand, the Poultry. and other places; but the practice has been, and is, indulged in very ex tensively in many other quarters ; and the public confidence has been most shamefully abused by gross deceptions and every species of trickery and quackery." The report that the Tories are about to resume office—a report than which nothing was ever more un founded—has found its way to Ireland, where it seems to have occasioned extraordinary excitement, as is evident by the following energetic passage which we extract from a leading article that has lately appeared in the Dublin Pilot. The sentiments may perhaps be a little exaggerated here and there ; but in the main, they contain much truth : " We tell the Tories that there is a spirit in Ireland which will never again submit to Tory domination; that the friends of faction, which Toryism in power would let loose upon us, will be resisted to the death ; and that there is a power among the people to give that spirit effect. Millions will no longer submit to be ground down by units. The day that would give a Tory Ministry to the empire would summon a million of Irishmen to arms. There would be a fearful rising, a simul taneous outbreak, a terrible struggle. A rebellion in one county in Ireland cost England eighteen thousand men, and twelve millions of additional debt. A prwdial disturbance in another took six months of harassing service to 35,000 men before it was even partially suppressed. What would it cost were all Ireland in arms? A people, with nothing to lose and everything to hope, once committed to a conflict—our natural advantages of position —every valley a ravine, every hill a fortress, every fence a bastion, a hardy people, and the ap proaching season, when they could bivouac in the fields—all the small military and police stations absorbed by the popula tion—union—the courage of right and of despair animating us within, and the sympathies of the world without. Let England pause before she will let loose Toryism in Ireland with this its inevitable result, for, whatever may be the result of such a struggle, England would come out of it, even at the best, a third-rate nation." PitlCEs 01 STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI,t;CK Bank Stock. 2O4U :India SttieK.....-.. ....... ... ........ 3 per Cent. lied. 89%, 4,, i i nun I:amis 3 per Cent. Cons.,, DIN% 'South Sea Sock — i• 4 per Cent .... .... ilitto Red. •.. 9 7 ,5% New Ditto — es'i 3 % 1 , .r Cert. ...... 98N 9 S3i 13 per Cent. Annuities, 051 — Sew 5 per Cent.. Bank Ur: Annultiestoexpire (Ditto .500......... 42 44 pm. Jan 5, 1 4'o 14% Ditto Small Oct 1 ,, „ Om 14% , Ditto C0mmercia1...,..,., pm Jan 5,1,• 60 — Ditto Advertised —— pm Jan. ?i, ttg - Bank Stock for Acc0unt......... April a, IBA' .•....... , India Stock Int Account.. Jan. 1, tear,. . •— 'Consols for Account DVAU, imninm — pm. t'RICES OF kOltEltiN FUNDS Austrian Bondi; THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvuut lionda Bo.inan Bonds • ..... ••• Ditto Account . Ditto Account.... -..1 Portuguese Bonds — itratilian Bonds ......... ......... 8440 Ditto Acconia — Ditto Account Auenos A 'rob Bonds —.! Ditto Account ... 484 Ditto Account ... ... —1 Ditto, n per cent 9l :Italian 1i0nd5................... i Prussian Bonds — Ditto Account .. ....... ....... —1 Russian Bonds, 19 14 111734 C 'bonbon) Bonds ........ ......... ....! Ditto Account — Ditto A CC4UI. i tOwnhiail itontia, .821 . )11panish Bonds Ditto Account Dinish Bonds ... ......... ..... Ditto Account . . .... Ditto Account ........23%4N, % iiteck Bonds.. ... , .... .... - ........i. ...c. Ditto Itonds, 14.5 Ditto Account 61exican Bonds, 5 per cent ... ....! — , ....eeess Exchange —f. —c. Ditto Account •••I ••• ... ' Dutch, '24 per cent. 53 % 14 % Ditto, 8 per cent ............ —1 Ditto Account 53% Ditto Account ............... ..—! Ditto, 6 7)er cent ...... ...... 1004 3 4 5eap01itan......... ............. .... Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share. rnaenavon Iron and Coal tteal del Monte Mining Co., Registered ... 634 101. (hi. - • Ditto Unregistered - Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 10 Great Western Railway Company 4O Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company lOO Brighton (Rennie's) ..ondon and Birmingham Railway Company 75 Manchester and Leeds Railway Company 5 N tin 53,11 and Railway Company lO Colonial Bank 15q 09 202 074 5 4Y.',.4 4•X 23,4 THE NEW NAVAL NOVEL. In 3 vols. post Bvo., GENTLEMAN A NAVAL STORY. By the Author of " Cavendish," &e. IS NOW READY. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. JACK „.• *et • A AA • 4 - 4 'it .11711 at: ,_•1 1 t1.14 THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. By the Jamaica mail, arrived this morning by the Express packet, Jamaica Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the 17th March. ( From the above Papers.) The House of Assembly having closed the proceedings of an arduous and protracted session, were on Saturday prorogued, by the following most gratifying speech, delivered by his Ex cellency : " Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly—l have given my assent to such Bills as have reached me, with the exception of that for re gulating the practice of physic and surgery, which Bill is not free from those objections which led to his Majesty's disallowance of a similar enactment. I acknowledge with great pleasure the ready attention you have bestowed on all my communica tions ; and the adoption of the suggestion for classing the ap prenticed population under legal enactment, will, I trust, fully provide for the contemplated emergency. " In bearing my testimony to the zeal with which you have applied yourselves to the public business, I cannot omit ex pressing the gratification I have experienced at the good un derstanding which has been apparent in all yuur proceedings during a session of unusual duration. I attach the greatest importance to the continuance of this feeling, which it will be the constant endeavour of my administration to promote. " Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly—l have no doubt the provisions you have made for the exigencies of the public service has been regulated by your accustomed libe rality, and measured by a just regard to the interests of your Constituents. " Gentlemen of the Council—l am rejoiced at being now able to grant you a recess, confident that you will return to your homes with an anxious desire to promote the interests of those who look up to you for protection, and whose future welfare is so closely connected with the general prosperity of your country. Ido now, in his Majesty's name, prorogue the General Assembly to Tuesday, the 11th of April next." Our arrivals this morning are the French, Flanders, Dutch, and Hamburgh mails ; also a mail from Jamaica by the Ex press, sailed on tho 16th March, St. Thomas's, 24th March ; ship-letters from Bahia, Berbice, Demerara, and Ceylon, 26th Dec. ; Cape of Good Hope, Ist and 2d Feb. TIM FUNDS. To the present hour we do not hear of any further arrivals from America of a later date than received yesterday to the 25th of March ; great anxiety prevails amongst the American merchants for the next packet of the Ist instant, to ascertain the extent of the late disasters in the commercial community there. As yet all is tranquil in the city in respect to failures. Consols which closed yesterday at 901 for the Account, same for Money, opened this morning at the above prices ; little doing. Exchequer Bilk, 42 44 prom. ; India Bonds, 40 42 ; Bank Stock, 204 i 2051 ; Spanish Active, 23-1- ; Portuguese, 48: 1 ; ; 3 per Cents., 314-7 HALF-PAST ONE. By the arrival of the Belgian Papers, received this morn ing, it is stated that the Ministry will be changed, and the following persons are named to take their places :—M. de Brouchere, Minister of Justice ; M. Deschamps, Finance ; Van de We3er, Interior and Foreign Affairs ; MM. Wilmar and Nothomb are to remain in office. This will be a Ministry of young men. che postscript of a letter from St. Sebastian, of the date of the 14th April, ten o'clock at night, states that the trincadore Uyalde arrived at Socoa with dispatches for General Evans, by which it is assured that the division of the corps d'armee of Espartero will come to St. Sebastian. Consols, which were in the morning at 901 a for the Ac count, have receded to 94-1, with little doing in either of the Markets; Money the same; Exchequer Bills, 42 44 prem. ; India Stock, 258} 259 i; Bank Stock, 204 ii ; India Bonds, 40 42 prem. . . Spanish Active, 23 3 ; Portuguese, 481; Three per Cents. 31 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 531 ; Colombian 231; Brazilian, 843. THREE 0' CL 0C K. Consols for the Account, 90i Paris, it is stated, is preparing a splendid fete to celebrate the marriage of the Duke of Orleans. The Hon. and Rev. Doctor Gerard Wellesley lies dangerously ill at Apsley House. The celebrated cook, M. Burnet, author of the Dictionnaire de Cuisine," has just given to one of his nieces, on her marriage, a portion of 500,000 francs The Duke of Cleveland has arrived at Cleveland House. Lord Lilford has taken a mansion in Grosvenor place for the season. CHANCERY COURT.--(THIS DAY) ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE BISHOP OF LITCHPIED AND tovENTRIr . Mr. JACOB stated that this case came before the Court upon the petition of the Governors of the Free Grarr.mar School at Birmingham, praying that a reference mir:,ht be made by the Master, to e n q u i re w h et h er i t would. 1 3e for the benefit of that charity to extend the system of cd.ucation in that school. his LORDSHIP directed the reference Its asked. VICE-CHANCERY, --(THIS DAY.) The VICE`CIIANCELLOI2 VraS occupied the whole morning with cause petitions of no 'public interest. KING'S 1 1 3E - NCH -(THIS DAY.) (Sittings iu Banco.) RIERAN V. SAUNDERS. This ease was tried at Liverpool on the sth of April before Mr. 2ustice Patteson, when a verdict was had for the plaintiff. damages, 1,1131. It was an action for trover or, wheat. There were three pleas—first, that the defendant w a s not guilty ; that the plaintiff was not lawfully possessed ; and the the assignees were jointly interested with the plaintiff. Mr. ALEXANDER now moved for a rule to show cause why' the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial granted.--• Rule refused. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) This Court was occupied the entire of the day on the Spa' cia►l Paper. EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY.) MAGEE V. TOWNLEY AND ATKINSON. Both plaintiff and defendants in this case are share.brokere in Liverpool, where the trial took place last assizes, b e fore Mr. Justice Patti son , w h en a ver di ct was found for the plain' tiff, with 3851. damages. Mr. ALEXANDER now moved for a rule to show cause Why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial bad, on the ground of misdirection._ Rule refused. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, APkIL 20.—Wind N. W., moderate.—Arrived the Margaret and Ann, —, from Cape of Good Hope ; Flora' ville, Mitchell, from Cape of Good Hope; and Williams/ Young, from Cadiz. FALMOUTH, APRIL 19—Wind variable, light breezes,"' Arrived the Express packet, from the West Indies—sailed from St. Thomas 24th ult., freight 40,000 dollars. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 20. —Wind N. N. W.—Arrived the Diana, Lane, for Quebec and Montreal. DOVER, APRIL 20. —Arrived off port the Mercurius, Esucb , from Batavia; and Vigilant, Hansen, from Messina. PENZANCE, APRIL 19.—Arrived the Jardeson, Jardesoo , from Demerara. BRISTOL, APRIL 19.—Arrived the Willcox, Jones, frore Mauritius • Monmouth, Ada ms , f rom Od essa ; an d Reynarch Weatheran, from St. Michael's. Off port, the Sicily, 'Br i " tannia, and Watson, from Honduras ; Henrietta, R a yekie , from St. Thomas; Porcupine, Cook, from Smyrna ; Char lotte, H o h orse , f rom New Y ork; and City of Rochester, from Constantinople. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 19.—Arrived the Emulous, Welbankt from Bahia ; Charles, Brewster, from New Orleans ; the Ganges from Maranham to this port was got off the strand Cushendall Bay, on the 15th inst., very leaky, after dischargieb 600 bales of cotton, and towed to Surme, where she would beached, and, if possible, have the leak stopped and procee d to Liverpool. The Penrose, from Swansea, foundered on tho 11th ult.) in lat. 37, long. 10 ; crew saved. The Albion, steamer, from Dublin to Bristol, is on shoo , near Milford and full of water ; crew and passengers saved. The Ann, Joyce, New R oss , arr i ve d at C or k , w i th loss 01' foremast, bound to Quebec. The Annette, from Liverpool to Revat was wrecked on the Isle of Folster ; crew saved. The Moro Castle, bound to Havre, with 486 bales of cotton 011 board, caught fire at New Orleans the 12th ult., and burnt to th ° water's edge. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Last night a new drama, in three nets, by Mr. Sheridan Knowles, called Brian Boroihme, or The hfaid of Erin, 113° produced with great and deserved success at this Theatre' The leading incidents of th e pl ay are d rawn f rom an i mpor tant event in the early history of the Sister Kingdom—the defea t of the Danes by the I r i s h M onarc h i n t h e b ar d •c h ron iele battle of Clontarf. The principal Irish characters are thti . Monarch, Brian, Kin g o f L e i nster (M r. Sh er id an K now l e s)' Erina, his only d aug ht er , an d t h e M a id o f E r i n ( Mi ss 11 ' Faucit); O'Donohue, an Irish chief, in love with, and b e i trothed to, Erma (Mr. J. Webster) ; Il ene , th e con fid an t an, foster-sister of E r i na (Mi ss Vi ncent ) ; R o d er i c k , the love r 04 Ilene (Mr. Webster); the Bard of the Irish Monarch (M r : Collins) ; a n d on t h e s id e o f the D anes, Tormagn u: the principal Dani s h c hi e f, an d a su i tor f or the hand o f ti,, "f Princess Erina (Mr. G. Bennett) ; Voltimer, a veteran ch le serving with his followers as a volunteer in the army o f '1' 0 !: magnus (Mr. Vandenhoff ) ; El g ith a , s i ster o f T ormagn us, ' n love with O'D o n o h ue , w h o h a d b een f or some t i me a pr i s one i in the Danish camp (Mrs. W. West). There are seve ll , other characters i n th e p i ece, b ut t h e i r parts arc so suli r ri dinate in the performance that we shall omit them. the construction of th e pl o t th ere i s a goo d d ea l o f unneee ,, sary complication ; an d th ere appeare d to us a great want 0"/ individuality in several of the characters. The leading In", a dents are as f o ll ow : —O'D ono h ue, a b rave young c hi e f, t'! , lover and the beloved of the Princess Erina, is made a n il , soner by the Danes, an d w hil e con fi ne d i n t h e i r camp the 11 ,1 0 nish Princess, El g ith a , b ecomes d eep l y enamoure d with t l O/.. handsome captive. Assisted by the chief, Voltimer, who a mires his courage and respects his virtues, be escapes, and t i s presenting himself before the Irish Monarch, is rewarded wl the promise of th e h a nd o f hi s b e l ove d P r i nces. I n t h e mea a 1 ., 0 time Torinagnus, th e D an i s h Chi e f , d eman d s E r i na in n?t ridge, as the only condition upon which he will put an an" „ a the war. The King s p urns th e o ff er w i t h i n di gnat i on ; 'tat, to be revenged for the ins u lt th us o ff ere d hi m, t h e Dane o, tempts the abduction o f th e P r i ncess, an d succee d s. O ,D see nohue flies to rescu e hi s d es ti ne d b r id e ; restores h er to P friends ; but in th e engagement i s overpowere d b y num b e rs, an d o f again made p r is oner . E r i na , una bl e t o en d ure t h e shoughtstre she l hie captivity, disguises h erse lf i n th e gar b o f a blind no"g boy, and is thus condu c t e d t o th e D an i s h camp, where ses obtains an interview with th e P r i ncess El g i t h a, w h o disci° „ a to her the love she cherishes for the Irish Chieftain, ens charges her with a message to him, offering him life, riaa liberty if he will wed her. The interview between r' dra , and O'Donohue, in the latter's dungeon is highly 4fle ly matic. The fears and hopes of the Princess are 4 ,: s r, pourtrayed, and her discovery of herself to her 1 .7. 11 0/ when she can no longer doubt his constancy, beau ° ,so imagined. But the delay of Erina alarms Elgitha, CO suspects her sex ; enters the dungeon alone, and disc- s he the Irish Princess. In the first burst of her jealous rage a s informs Tormag nus , w h o i ns t ant l y se i zes E r i na, an d con" Os O'Donohue to be burned on the altar of the god Odin. . Ices s, timer, who dete s t s th e crue l ty o f hi s c hi e f , saves t h e Prl l „it hs, but is mortally woun d e d i n th e attempt, an d t h e Lady ,sitll pitying the c r u e l d ea th t h at awa i te d O'D ono h ue , , I' ta him to the Irish c am p, w h ere s h e generous l y res t o res a c bie ,t Erina. A pit c h e d b a t t l e ensues, i n w hi c h t h e Danish strata' and his follow ers are kill e d b y t h e su bj ects o f t h e ga llant 1 " 0 4 who thus delivers his country from the invaders tee th the lovers, with the e x ce pti on o f El g i t h a, are m ade Pe' happy. SP: What we most o bj ec t t o i n this piece is the constant !D el? pearance of too m uc h regar d to the production. o li t y dramatic effect, and th e a b sence o f a mar k e d i n dividna e t es' the leading characters. Though it deserves to beea u n l , l, ye . ; pular as an acting dram a , an d we h ave no doubt 'a h igh I s nse' s it abounds not in those passages of sterling goon s e . bu tee , patriotism, and pure manly feelines which have corit' l ro t t e , make Sheridan Knowles' dramatic productions a', f w er s t bs vourites in the closet as they are on the stage. V:, mt elie veteran Dane, is a noble creation—a soldier 0 ' , e ` raid, the stamp ; and on giving an audience to the Danish . 10,_ 0 Irish Monarch displays an ardent and praisew°l of his country. But upon th e w h o le, the Par' efree tisv t, King might have been rend e red much tho re t . e esP ee c e The acting throughout was as good as could be beta ed; nor did we ever b e h o ld an a udience alW a K lo° r o . satisfied. Mr. Collins, in the venerable character 'o da' f s ne o Brian's bard, sung two songs—one from the Irish „0 a E n r d in w a a w s ietnhcgorreeadt. delicacy f a l n e ( l i e t n en P d . a e u rn c e i tssp.er foziend_ehtylecioernsrsarst..s:f.eoeci appear to greater advantage. The scenery, sal"; a a raa sep the most part of views of the City and Bay of Dant.' `Vier: artist, lie castle, and the two camps, does credit to the ea a a the curtain fell Mr. Sheridan Knowles was . lotalY__,, iao se lop He expressed his thanks in a few words, which the 'lll'arescl the the audience prevented us from hearing, and .., a s hn e Fau eit , l os piece for repetition amid deafening cheers. .311*, received this Mr. Vandenhoff were likewise called for, an" rising of theksofthceu rtain, house, which was well filled Wag isbefore THE SUN, LON D RIDAY, APRIL 21, I